Growing fruit trees in small spaces.
Following on from my blog on growing espalier apples, I thought I would share my other method of growing fruit trees in limited space. This is for those that do not feel they… Continue reading
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The Joys of organic Rhubarb
Rhubarb, one of those wonderful plants you can pop in a corner and forget about. Then every time you want rhubarb and apple pie it is there to pick and cook. Unfortunately for… Continue reading
Having a happy, healthy flock of backyard chooks – Preventative Backyard Chook care.
I generally have very few problems with my flock and I think this is because I always try to prevent any problems arising. So I thought I would share with you some of… Continue reading
Bumper Apple crop
It is apple season again and this year I have had a bumper crop. I have five apple trees espaliered along a fence and I have picked 130 kgs of fruit off them!… Continue reading
Growing Thai pink egg tomatoes
In recent years I have given up growing large fruited tomatoes in the Southern Highlands, as it is often too humid and the growing season is not long enough or hot enough to… Continue reading
A Changing of the Seasons
There is a real autumn feel in the air at the moment and the colouring up of the Manchurian pear and Robinia, makes me realise that autumn is nearly here. The same is… Continue reading
Making Comfrey ointment
Comfrey ointment/salve It is inevitable if you are a gardener, spending time planting, weeding, thinning, pruning, hedging, mowing and generally working hard, that you will eventually come of second best and sprain or… Continue reading
Maintaining your backyard chicken’s housing.
I am a great believer that prevention is better than trying to remedy something once it has happened. This is very true for maintaining the health of a backyard chicken flock. So to… Continue reading
Freezing beans-A series of picture instructions on how to freeze your excess beans.
Do you have a glut of Beans at your place too? Share your harvest with the community on either Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+ or Twitter! … Continue reading
Why Thunderstorms and Lightning are good for the garden.
This summer has been extraordinary in the garden, it is lushest and greenest I have ever seen it in mid-summer. I usually spend January trying to supplementary irrigating everything because it is so… Continue reading