Aloe Vera is a succulent-type plant that grows really well both indoors and outside. I am growing it in both spots quite successfully. For centuries it’s been praised for its medicinal properties, and these days it can be found commercially in lots of different forms. GROWING ALOE VERA Soil and Water When growing aloe vera in a […]
Composting is an easy and rewarding activity that can benefit your garden in many ways. But if you’ve never attempted composting before, it can seem overwhelming, believe me, I know! There’s so much information out there and many different methods, but the basic methods and the science behind it is fairly straightforward. Hopefully I can give you some […]
First off, I should probably say that it is almost impossible to COMPLETELY grow all your household’s vegetable needs for the year. There are a lot of variables that affect how much you can grow; the size of the area you have for growing, the length of your growing season, the time you have to put into […]
When determining where to put your new garden bed there are a few points you need to consider in order to get the absolute best production possible. Underground pipes, power, etc – Number one thing to consider when planning a location for your new garden bed, is What is Already Buried Under the Ground? In […]
Well the time has come.... the days are getting longer, (and warmer...?) and we should be thinking about our spring/summer vegetable garden. For me this starts with raising some seeds indoors. Purchasing seeds allows you to get an early jump on the growing season, and also opens you up to many more varieties than you […]
The Vegetable garden is in a transition phase at the moment. Because we have had quite a mild autumn a lot of my summer vegies are still producing, but yet I am trying to make room to get some winter vegies started. Summer vegetables still hanging on are tomatoes, capsicums, pumpkins, zucchini and chillis. I've […]
Harvest, Harvest, Harvest - that seems to be the theme for February, in the vegetable patch. From zucchinis to corn, beans to greens - it seems like everything starts coming in ready for picking in February. Harvest and Watering! Our corn is nearly all picked by the end of February. I planted it in […]
With Christmas and the New Year it usually takes me a couple of weeks to get back into things again, and this year has been no different. We had a busy few weeks with family visiting which was fantastic to catch up with everyone - but it means that the garden and farm gets a […]
Pruning our boysenberry bushes is not a fun job! They’re prickly and always overgrown with weeds growing all up through them. I always front up to the job with my long gloves. Boysenberries grow on second year growth, so the idea is to cut off all the canes that fruited last year, leaving the new […]
We have 22 fruit trees in our orchard. And they are all espaliered onto wires. The main reason we did this is so that the fruit is easy to access, and we can control how tall the trees get. It is also a great way to ensure lots of light gets into the tree, as […]