Living-mudflower

 My Simple Experiment Making Buckwheat Sourdough Bread with Two Ingredients and No StarterYou can make a simple buckwheat sourdough bread using only soaked buckwheat groats and home made active kombucha.  I tried it as an experiment and it fermented successfully without a traditional sourdough starter or commercial yeast.Sometimes the best kitchen experiments start wit...

I first planted saffron (Crocus sativus) around 2018, and after growing saffron continuously for several years in the Canberra region, I have learned a few things about what works (and what didn't).  In late April this year my saffron started flowering.  It normally flowers around Easter for me, the last two years my saffron has been a little later than normal. I ...

The Four-Week Culture: What Happens When Filmjölk Lives Too Long?Fermentation is a dance with living organisms, and usually, we step in right when the rhythm is perfect. With filmjölk, that sweet spot is normally around 24 hours on the counter. But what happens if you just let it keep going?  Driven by pure curiosity, I left a batch of traditional Swedish filmjölk fermentin...

Almost a Year Later Elkhorn ferns (Platycerium bifurcatum) are often recommended for warmer climates where they generally thrive.  I wanted to see if they could adapt to my colder garden conditions.  Around eight months ago I mounted several young elkhorn ferns around my garden to see whether they could survive and grow in my cold climate.  Some arrived in excell...

I have grown several rosemary plants over the years, but two have really stood out to me.  Both are unnamed varieties that I originally planted simply as rosemary, yet after growing them side by side for several years I noticed some interesting differences.The blue-flowering rosemary has become a large, vigorous shrub that provides shade, attracts pollinators, and produces ...