by admin | Aug 24, 2021 | HOW TO GROW
Perennial vegetables are a great way to supplement your annual vegetable production with very little effort. You plant them once, then get a harvest year after year with very little maintenance. They are generally more drought tolerant and need less care than...
by admin | May 7, 2021 | HOW TO GROW
It has been nearly 12 months since I installed a steel and mesh enclosure over my vegetable garden. My initial reaction was “wow how easy is it now to access and work in the space” but with time I have started to see the advantages of the structure for use in vertical...
by admin | Feb 6, 2021 | HOW TO GROW
Home grown organic blueberries are just delightful. Compact and super easy to grow, blueberries are a must for anyone interested in growing their own food. Blueberries are a long-lived plant and whilst they are expensive to buy, they will give you a lifetime...
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | HOW TO GROW
Are you thinking of putting in a permanent walk in enclosure for your vegetable garden and fruit orchard? In my opinion it is well worth the investment. Watch a tour of my enclosure here > When I first started growing vegetables the bird population took a few...
by admin | Aug 21, 2020 | HOW TO GROW
One of the most important things that backyard producers need to learn is how to have a continuous production of food. The feast or famine production of many backyards can be both frustrating and demoralising. Not to mention a waste of energy, mostly your...
by admin | Nov 21, 2018 | SUMMER
It is that time of the year when everyone is talking about what they are growing in their vegetable gardens and the hardware stores and nurseries are full of seedlings and seed. Sometimes this can be a bit overwhelming and you often see people buying one of everything...