I've only become aware very recently about Humanure.
My training has always been using human manure is an absolute no-no due to the pathogens present and the possibility of reinfection, but hey, I'm open minded and thought some of you might like to l
Read more…Article in the ATLANTIC:
M. vaccae, a living creature that resides in your backyard compost pile, acts like a mind-altering drug once it enters the human body, functioning like antidep
Just a warning for those people who got a bag of compost from the biennial green waste kerbside collection..
I planted out some 'desiree' seed potatoes ten weeks ago. They've grown well - I mulched them to about 40cm using sugar cane mulch and horse manure (and some blood and bone occasionally). They flowered a couple of weeks ago, and the flowers (from f
Read more…My lawn was "leveled out" by a family member who allowed tradesmen to dump a lot of clay all over it from when we had a retaining wall put in. The clay is now as hard as rock and covering the area where I want to build my main edible garden. I suspec
Read more…Hi everyone,
Powdery mildew is a disease that usually inflicts curcubits - like pumpkin, zukes etc, and sometimes tomatoes... I know that both EM bugs and milk/ water mix work and yellow ladybirds eat it so are also good. I have read that a bicarb soda recipe als
Read more…With the drying winds and neglect, my poor gardens are all dried out and in desperate need of some love, water and organic matter. I had read with interest that there was a place on Miles Platting road selling mushroom compost at $2.50 per bag and i
Read more…Still pondering the future of my minute wormfarms ... an idea which is illustrated on the Kookaburra Worm Farm site (kookaburrawormfarms.com.au) has a lot going for it. What it does not have going for it is the price. Seventy-five dollars per item p
Read more…Check this link to a free e version of a 1940s book written by Maye E Bruce. Astonishing results in the production of humus from a Biodynamic-like compost activator. Just started on it so cannot comment, but it really is worth a read. http://www.jou
Read more…Am interested to know what other people do that makes their garden a success.
My main ones are probably:
* water: I try to water deeply and not very frequently, but NEVER to let the plants dry out. usually means every 2-3 days in winter, every 1-2
The answer is spent mushroom growing Compost! Fungi is now looking for expressions of interest for delivery of this great by-product! This completely organic stuff holds it's moisture like nothing else and the vege garden absolutely loves it - It's
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