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24.01.2022 Cucumber Soup Recipe As much as I love growing cucumbers, I always end up with more than I know what to do with! After all the hot weather I decided to give chilled cucumber soup a go and adapted a really easy Jamie Oliver recipe to be dairy-free, although I'm sure the dairy version would be just as tasty :) Ingredients:... 60g butter or margarine 1 onion chopped 3 cucumbers, roughly chopped (I used 5 or 6 just to get rid of them!) 1.5l chicken stock small bunch of chives, chopped a few leaves of parsley, chopped Juice of 1 lemon 500ml soy milk (if dairy free) OR 200ml single cream Method: - Melt the butter in a large saucepan and sauté the onions over a medium heat for about 5 minutes until softened. - Add the chopped cucumber, reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes. - Add the stock, bring to the boil then reduce the heat and leave to simmer for 5 minutes. - Add the chives, parsley and lemon juice and cook for a further 5 minutes. - Transfer to a blender and purée until smooth. You might have to do it in a few batches. - Allow to cool, then add the soy milk (or the cream). Refrigerate for 4 hours and stir well before serving. Enjoy :)
23.01.2022 Spinach alternative for tropical climates - ceylon spinach / malabar spinach This climber is a real beauty in the garden, easy to grow and perfect for subtropical and tropical climates or even just to grow in most climates during the Summer when English spinach finds it too hot. The plant produces strange spike flowers that turn into berries - the berries aren't so good for eating but the beautiful colour is an excellent natural dye. Harvesting the seeds made for some very p...ink hands Leaves are best when cooked and I recommend adding some salt to balance out the flavour but otherwise they can be substituted in most dishes. I made spinach and feta turnovers with ceylon spinach and no one could tell the difference!
22.01.2022 Harvesting Kiwano (African Horned Cucumber) today, these prickly fruits are best picked with thick leather gloves! The fruits will start out green but are ready to harvest once they turn a bright yellow colour. Great fresh in salads, deserts, garnishes or even added to a green smoothie, they taste like an unusual mixture of banana, cucumber and pineapple
20.01.2022 Now Available LEMON GRASS rhizomes! I've just divided up my well established clump of lemon grass and the divided rhizomes are ready for planting. http://www.boondieseeds.com.au/product_p/3004.htm
18.01.2022 New + Back in stock! Its not too late for frost free climates to get some last minutes plants in before the cool season comes around, here are some great new items to try-
17.01.2022 Back in Stock- We've got limited stock available of some rare seeds and some other great varieties are back as well: Black flowered broad bean... Crimson flowered broad bean Purple Podded pea Golden Podded pea ROCKMELON 'Prescott Fond Blanc' ROCKMELON 'Delice de la table' ASPARAGUS 'Sweet Purple' Tomato 'Sweetie' Capsicum 'Mini Sweet Mix' Cauliflower 'Mini' Cabbage 'Mini' See more
11.01.2022 Yacon haul! I dug up the yacon patch last weekend and ended up with a huge bag full of tubers and whole other bag full of rhizomes to plant. I've planted a few and the rest are now available in my store - http://www.boondieseeds.com.au/YACON_Peruvian_Gro/yacon.htm $5.00 for 2-3 rhizomes If any one knows any recipes I'd love to hear them, I've tried them in stir fry and baked but I've got a whole bag to use so I could use some new ideas! :)
11.01.2022 Help out the bees! Clover flowers are a great source of food for helpful pollinating insects like bees and butterflies and with bee populations in decline, just a small pot or patch of clover can help provide food and bring them in to the garden to pollinate your vegetables. If you don't have the space for clover, plants like borage, marigold, salvia, cosmos, lavender and even sunflowers are great for bees. Available in our ebay store - http://stores.ebay.com.au/Boondie-Seed...s Or our website- http://www.boondieseeds.com.au/product_p/3005.htm http://www.boondieseeds.com.au/product_p/3008.htm See more
11.01.2022 Super stoked to be featured by Swym Shopping in their customer showcase Thanks to Nisha and everyone on the Wishlist team at Swym
10.01.2022 Garlic Bulbs now available! We've got a limited number of 'Italian Pink' garlic bulbs available in store, perfect variety for warmer climate zones like northern NSW and QLD. We also have some comfrey root cuttings available, ready for planting now https://www.boondieseeds.com.au/collections/plants-tubers
08.01.2022 Stumbled on this tasty looking recipe, great use for spaghetti squash! Whenever I grow them I always seem to end up with more spaghetti squashes than I know what to do with :)
08.01.2022 Digging up what I thought was an empty bed last week, I found a whole lot of potatoes from last season still hiding in there :) There's some Purple sapphire (with beautiful purple flesh), Royal Blue, Pink fir apple and King Edward. Potatoes are really easy to grow, you just need some well worked soil at least 30cm deep, you can even use large containers or tubs. Start them when there is no risk of frost: Cool climates - After last frost August-October Temperate Climates - Mid... July - October Warm / Tropical climates - April-July They can also be stored somewhere cool and dark for a month or two until you're ready to plant. I've got a bunch of tasty potato dishes planned but I've put rest in my store and I've also divided up some Turmeric and Lemon Grass for planting, available now. http://www.boondieseeds.com.au/category_s/1883.htm
06.01.2022 Lots of Kale ready to pick in the garden at the moment. It's a great low care plant and one of the few things that grows happily here from Spring all the way into the frosty winter. And most importantly, excellent to eat! Here's a quick and easy Kale salad I put together, only took a few minutes to prepare. Ingredients:... Kale leaves 1/2 of a Red Onion 1/4 cup dried Cranberries 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds Broccoli or broccolini Optional - sliced apple Dressing of choice - we used honey mustard but most creamy type dressings will go. Remove the thicker part of the stem and roughly chop the kale leaves. Toast the slivered almonds and chop up the cranberries and red onion. Cut off the flower heads / florets from the raw broccoli and add everything in. Thinly sliced apple can also be added. Top with your dressing, toss together and voila!
03.01.2022 Check out this incredible beetroot grown by Anthea and Michael James Palmer from our heirloom beetroot seeds. Weighing in at a huge 2.44kg!
03.01.2022 My baby leaf salad tub is coming along nicely! Salad greens are easy to grow at this time of year in most frost free climates (or sheltered in frosty climates) and perfect for pots. Everything from spinach, rocket, lettuce, endive, mizuna, radicchio and even beetroot leaves can be used. These ones are about 3 weeks old, I'll cut them for baby leaves at about 4-5 weeks and allow a few weeks regrowth before cutting again.
03.01.2022 NEW and Back in Stock Popcorn 'Mini Strawberry' Cabbage 'Purple Savoy' Broccolini... Chamomile 'Roman' / Lawn Basil 'Fine Leaf' / mini leaf Brussels Sprouts 'Ruby' Capsicum 'Chocolate' Black Salsify Catnip 'Lemony' Goji Berry Tomato 'Rams Horn' Chilli 'Mini Purple' Climbing Bean 'Northeaster' Tomato 'Swift' Oriental Spinach See more
02.01.2022 Winter SALE! 5 days only, 150+ varieties! https://www.boondieseeds.com.au/collections/sale?page=1
01.01.2022 Winter has come! The weather is getting colder but there is still plenty to grow: For cold frosty climates, try growing parsnip, broccoli, carrots, beetroot, silverbeet, kale, onion and leeks.... Temperate climates can grow all those as well as pea, spinach, most greens like rocket and lettuce and many of our annual flowers as well. Sub/tropical climates can grow all of the above as well as most of our annual flowers, beans and zucchini. Get 15% off all orders over $10.00 on our website www.boondieseeds.com.au just enter WINTER15 in the discount box in the checkout (valid until 30/6/16).
