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 | Sep 8, 2018 | HOW TO GROW
I ask a lot from my vegetable garden. As soon as I remove a crop, I am replanting something back into that space. This allows me to make the most of the space I have and to achieve a great harvest all year long. However, this continual production depletes the soil of...
by admin | Jul 18, 2018 | CHICKENS
As soon as the temperatures start to drop in Autumn and during the cold months, especially if there is rain as well, I will often find evidence of mice in my chicken house. Totally understandable from their perspective, it is warm and dry, safe from predators and...
by admin | Jun 7, 2018 | HOW TO GROW, WINTER
Chinese cabbage or Wombok (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) is a wonderful cool season crop. It is the perfect late summer/autumn crop as they prefer warmish temperatures of around 18- 20 to become established and grow. They will start to form a head as soon as the...
by admin | Mar 20, 2018 | AUTUMN
Early Autumn is by the far the busiest time of the year for me in the productive garden. In winter I have most of my major crops in so just do a little continuous planting of the quick harvest crops and spring though busy doesn’t have the franticness of autumn and...
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,...
