by admin | Sep 23, 2016 | HOW TO GROW, SPRING
Beans are easy to grow and are one of the most prolific warm season vegetables you can grow. There is no comparison between a fleshly picked organic bean and a shop bought bean. So be warned, after growing your first crop you may never be able to buy beans...
by admin | Sep 3, 2016 | USING YOUR PRODUCE, WINTER
If you regularly view my Facebook page and read my blog you will know I am a bit obsessed with growing and eating broccoli. Now if you Google the health benefits of broccoli, you will come up with a plethora of hits all extolling the benefits of this super food. Here...
by admin | Aug 23, 2016 | HOW TO GROW, SPRING, WINTER
I have been using this mix for many years and have always had good results. This is a one off spring application and then I supplement with fertiliser teas or commercial liquid fertilisers at different times during the year depending on the type of plant growth I...
by admin | Aug 13, 2016 | HOW TO GROW, TEACHING OTHERS
Just a follow up on from last week’s post where I asked people to let me know how much backyard food production is happening in their neighbourhood, which has led me to put some tips together on how we could spread the word about the joys of the productive backyard....
by admin | Jul 31, 2016 | HOW TO GROW
I am forever extolling the virtues of the backyard veggie garden and have been heartened by the increase in interest in home grown food over the last decade but I still think there is so much more we can do. I like to travel by train whether it be in Sydney, in...
by admin | Jun 26, 2016 | HOW TO GROW, WINTER
Is it a herb or is it a vegetable? who cares! Tart, tangy, lemony and sour are all words used to describe this versatile green. Sorrel (Rumex acetose) is an herbaceous perennial, related to rhubarb but is even tougher and less demanding. So is one of the...
