Here is an update on our winter veggie patch Well basically it's feeding time at the zoo! All vegetables have been side dressed with organic pelleted fertiliser and are being watered on alternative weeks with Harvest and Seaweed solution (thanks Mum!). We are constantly picking carrots for soups, and broccoli, and salad gree...
Our three-bin compost system, as you can see, is pretty rough and ready, but it does wonders making rich delicious compost from fallen leaves, lawn clippings, all the kitchen scraps and mulched prunings. This is Sandra's domain and she deserves the title 'Queen of Compost' as she lovingly tends, turns and shreds, mak...
CAULIFLOWERCauliflower also need to be planted in March-April so they have the time they need to develop their heads for a winter harvest. As the head grows, pull over 2 of the larger leaves and peg on top to protect the white flower from the sun. Cauliflower need a lot of room around them, so plant them 50cm apart. Caul...
Persimmon Diospyros kakiDescription: Yellow leaves, deep orange persimmon fruit, autumn is here. And a few times a week we delve into the delicious persimmon for dessert. I love the look of this tree- although if you are lucky the branches can sometimes break themselves down under the weight of the fruit The fruit i...
Pumpkins Pumpkins are part of the cucurbit, along with zucchini, gourd, squash and cucumber, and have been cultivated for more 5000 years. At first glance you might think a pumpkin takes up too much room to earn a space in the domestic vegetable patch. But they are happy to grow over a trellis or fence, leaving the ground...
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