As my changing garden is revolving around wicking pots and beds, we have these blue drums which were cut in half and filled with soil etc. We would like to put some low wire mesh close around them to keep the sun off the sides of the drums. They
Read more…For organic gardeners who are too busy to grow their own seedlings, but appreciate the plant vitality benefits of using non-hybrid seeds, growing seedlings without chemicals and knowing their planting stock is propagated in season in our local climat
Read more…Growing Change is a documentary that looks at one of the most exciting experiments in the world to grow a fair and sustainable food system.
In Venezuela, from fishing villages to cacao plantations to urban gardens, a growing social movement is showing
A marvellous, versatile plant: easy to grow, atttractive, bountiful, and with a multitude of uses.
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Culinary uses
From wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus:
The flowers of Sambucus nigra are used to produce elder
Read more…I think this would work OK on the shady or morning sun side of the house in Brisbane.
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http://wakeup-world.com/2011/11/01/eating-out-of-the-gutter-literally/
….rain gutters of course! Suzanne has become a celebrity for her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3keUTEwev-o&NR=1
A woman who put a vegetable garden in her front yard has been charged with a misdemeanor and
Read more…http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2011/08/30/3305575.htm
The humble backyard vegie patch is back in vogue in the suburbs of Australia. But can growing spuds and greens in the cities really avert a coming food crisis?
"WE HAVE TWO SETS
I really want to try to grow some plants from cuttings, but the only way that I have ever been successful is with things like sweet potato cuttings etc and I put them in a glass of water sitting next to the sink so I have to keep an eye on them. Wil
Read more…What an amazing transformation has taken place at the Jane Street Community Garden. Friday , Saturday and Sunday have seen a concerted effort by some of the regular folks whose own homes were not awash, and a veritable army of volunteers, rebuild the
Read more…http://www.yates.com.au/vegie-growing-challenge-information
Looks useful to us backyard farmers too :)
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/26_17025.htm
Soil health for vegetable production in Australia
