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Bits Out The Back Blog
Hi folks. Here's where you'll find some randomly published posts looking at the meals we make & growing guides for some of our favourite food plants.
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How to Grow Ginger Successfully - Containers, Garden Beds and Aquaponics
Freshly Harvested Ginger (Zingiber officinale) G’day folks. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of my favourite plants to grow. There’s something very satisfying about lifting a clump at the end of the season and finding a pile of plump, fresh ginger hiding underneath. You don’t need a huge garden to grow it either, just a small raised bed, a roomy pot or a grow bag can all produce a worthwhile harvest. Ginger can also be grown in aquaponics with our system providing us with

Rob
3 days ago9 min read


"Sunshine" Chilli Sauce
This is the recipe Bianca used to make up the chilli sauce with the sunshine chillies we harvested last week. She didn't have a set...

Rob
Jun 2, 20212 min read


Leftovers With Chinese Noodles & Greens
A Recipe shared with Supporters Earlier in 2020. Hey Folks. Here's a look at how we've used harvest from the patch along with some leftover roast to make up a very tasty Chinese inspired noodle dish. The bok choy was separated into leaf & stem sections as they have different cooking times. The broccoli was also broken down into smaller heads before being added to the steamer. The lamb was diced into ¼"/1cm ish cubes & stir fried with some store bought oyster mushrooms & garli

Rob
Dec 2, 20202 min read


How to Grow Warrigal Greens
arrigal greens (Tetragonia tetragonioides) would have to be one of our favourite plants we grow around the patch here. In New Zealand, they’

Rob
Mar 21, 20195 min read


Growing Broccoli + Tasty Brassica Salad Recipe
Broccoli would have to be one of my favourite plants to grow as I’ve never been a fan of the tight rubbery heads we have available to us...

Rob
Mar 21, 20192 min read


Warrigal Greens Pasta Sauce
Hi folks. Thought I’d share with you one of our favourite dishes to cook up using the Warrigal greens that we grow around the patch here....

Rob
Mar 21, 20192 min read
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