I thought I’d rip a few garlic plants out of the ground today to see how they are progressing. The bottom few leaves have started to yellow and die so its about time to commence the harvest (according to my google research, having not grown it before!). Spring seems to have arrived a bit earlierContinue reading “Garlic Southern Glen”
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Kale – Anything this green has got to be good for you!
We tried growing Kale last year… it grew.. slowly… largely due to the rubbish soil we had (unimproved soil from a landscape yard) and also due to the constant barrage from grubs. I think we harvested about a dozen leaves from 6 plants. Most of the time it just looked pretty uninspiring. This year howeverContinue reading “Kale – Anything this green has got to be good for you!”
Vegie Nets – No bugs here!
This year we are trying vegie nets in our patch. In previous years it has been a constant struggle to protect our vegies from the endless attack of caterpillars, grasshoppers and other munchers and we have applied all sorts of chemicals and dusts. In our efforts to avoid all things chemical related in our foodContinue reading “Vegie Nets – No bugs here!”
New Compost Bays
My husband has been hard at work the past few days creating some compost bays so we can start producing our own compost for enriching the vegie garden beds. We also have grander plans to do this on a larger scale for using on our paddocks, but small steps first… We plan to use theContinue reading “New Compost Bays”
Soil Improvement in the Vegie Garden
We have a number of raised beds in our vegie patch which we filled with “garden soil” purchased from a local landscaping centre. The soil has been in place now for around 2.5 years, and in that time we have had mixed success. We have used foliar fertilisers and also incorporated stable manure, chicken maureContinue reading “Soil Improvement in the Vegie Garden”
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