Hi All,
We are going to move to Alberton (close to Beenleigh) next month. After moving we want to set up our vegetable garden ASAP. So we hope to get some composted manure, and if possible we prefer cow manure as it relatively mild and can start our
Read more…Not my favorite vegetable but I do grow and eat it.
However, I am learning respect for Filipino cuisine and along with choko, Filipinos celebrate Moringa. Indeed, if there is a moringa tree in your neighbourhood, chances are its grower has some Filip
Read more…My drum heads do great as do wombok (now that I net them both). I grew savoy this season and it was as tough as old boot leather with a heat the size of a pea. Has anyone else had this experience? This is more of a "stay away from" post than a "he
Read more…I thought I would share this with everyone. A Fabulous Do-It-Yourself Seed Raising Mix & More from - https://www.milkwood.net/2015/05/11/how-to-make-best-ever-seed-rais...; from Milkwood Permaculture in Tasmaina.
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Read more…I have in the past tried making a seed raising mix from scratch and failed.
The store bought stuff is expensive usually and not always available locally.
So I developed my own clumped together blend:
I use a lot of stock on a day to day basis. I usually create it by steaming chicken necks for the dogs. That way I get stock 'dribble' and the necks are sterilised so they keep longer.
Primarily I use the stock for my daily soup base by adding my spe
Read more…Last year I planted 7 (70-100mm) rhizomes of Jerusalem artichokes. Over time they sent up green stalks (1200-1500mm) flowered and then gradually the stalks have died down. Yesterday when I was watering in the area I noticed some rhizomes poking t
This is an excellent overview...and absolutely scary.
Occasionally, a nation has an opportunity to improve the regulation of pesticides. The Australian government gave itself that opportunity and the result will put profit and easier access to chemic
Read more…Wish list
It became obvious that most of the posts in the buy, swap and give away forum are now a complete waste of time because they expired years ago. So, I figured I would make a single thread that people can use to ask for things they need, part
Read more…Time to plant. Tell us how, what and why.
A past discussions warrant revisiting.
Ron Hyde on growing Italian Red and Elephant Garlic...
And I just found this:the Seed Garlic Shop.
But then there seem
Read more…I was a bit feral over the Summer months and I planted stuff that did not appreciate the heat.
In an attempt to rejoin civilisation, I wondered what was de riguer to plant now here in SEQ.
Lover of Dirt offers this list. LofD is a blog you should fol
Read more…I have some field corn coming on -- various types -- for later grindings as I had trouble getting polenta.
And I love polenta. The world of grits yay!
Anyway I became interested in Millet as a cover crop but I soon found millet -- Pearl Millet--was
Read more…Cabbages aren't reliable options in my patch. As well, a whole cabbage is a hard ask to eat quickly before it falls on the wrong side of use by.
When I was making Kimchi -- cabbages were easily dealt with. But now my requirements have shifted.
While
Read more…Epazote (Dysphania ambrosioides)-- along with cilantro -- is the quintessential Mexican herb. Since I just made a huge pot of refried black beans with it I thought I'd trumpet its delights.
Epazote is considered to be one of the most important herbs
Read more…Hello everyone, I have had to cut down a Paw Paw due to wet weather and Black Spot. Fruit is is beautiful to eat when ripe, some spots on some of them. In the As-key area.
I am not a fruit eater. Not obsessed with sweetness. So my fav fruits tend to be paw paw and dragon fruit.
But hey!
I purchased a Piel de Sapo melon the other day and the tastebud and texture vibes came all over me.
So I got seeds.
Has anyone grown
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Call of the Reed Warbler by Charles Massy has to be the best book on raising food and fibre in Australian landscape. Along with Bruce Pascoe's Dark Emu the mind shift we need, in effect, to survive in this land, is logged by two essential reads.
A
Read more…I have started a video series of tips for new gardeners.
Introductory episode
Episode 1: composting
Episode 2: start by planting perennials
Episode 3: livestock for city blocks or apartments
Episode 4: first annuals to plant and our first monthly pr
Read more…Last time I addressed this taste bud issue, my mouth was in Latin America. Then I mentioned some Mezze salad cum salsas in the same posting breath.
Well this is it. The combo I was referring to. Call these two dishes salads or salsas but, in effect,
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