by admin | Jun 10, 2018 | HOW TO GROW
I use mulch everywhere in the garden. In the vegetable garden, the orchard, the cutting garden and ornamental areas. What is mulch- It is anything that covers the soil and excludes light. It is usually some form of organic matter, but it can also be inorganic, such as...
by admin | Jan 14, 2018 | WHAT TO GROW WHEN
I am just a bit over Kale. We are bombarded through the media with a constant dialogue on the benefits of, and recipes for this vegetable, but frankly I do not like it. Give me a plate of steamed Broccoli any day. I have been growing Kale for the past 5 or 6 years,...
by admin | Jul 24, 2017 | HOW TO GROW
Whilst we have had some cool morning in the past week, the days have been quite warm. This type of weather always lulls me into a false sense of security and I start wanting to plant some warm season crops such as beans and carrots- but the ground is still too cold...
by admin | Jul 24, 2017 | USING YOUR PRODUCE
After picking a bunch of English spinach the other day I was looking for a new recipe to use it in and came across this recipe from Ocean Spray. It looked stunning was easy to put together so why not. As I rummaged through my cupboards and realised I did not...
by admin | Jul 14, 2017 | HOW TO GROW, WINTER
Here in the Southern Highlands with nearly three weeks of frost, some severe, the ground is too cold to be doing and direct seed sowing this week. So this week I will be planting seeds into punnets of Asian greens, Broccoli, snow peas, English spinach, rocket and...
by admin | Jun 28, 2017 | HOW TO GROW, USING YOUR PRODUCE, What to plant this week
I love winter carrots, to be able to wonder out into the garden and pull up these wonderful sweet bundles of nutrition throughout the colder months is both a privilege and a pleasure. Learn how to grow carrots easily on Youtube: Here in the Southern Highlands we...