It’s holiday time now and I’m looking forward to relaxing outdoors … making the most of some R&R and enjoying my garden.
I have a bench seat in the corner of my little backyard that beckons me whenever I’m out there. Whether I’m working hard digging, planting, fertilising and weeding or simply sitting back and admiring the results of all my hard work … you’ll find me resting on that bench Read More
The plaiting is finished and the aroma of fresh garlic fills my kitchen. I’ve had a nice crop of garlic this year and it always brings a sense of satisfaction to harvest my annual supply of organic garlic bulbs for cooking. Garlic is one of the easiest things to grow in the home garden but people seem to overlook it when planting out the veggie patch Read More
“The future of bees is not in 1 beekeeper keeping 60,000 hives but in 60,000 keepers with one hive each.” Simon Buxton
This is a quote I heard last weekend when I attended Milkwood Permaculture’s Natural Bee Keeping course in an inner city suburb of Sydney.
“Going back to living the way the rest of the world lives gives combat veterans serious problems. Other people have not had their experience. In being blooded, the soldier has become a member of an exclusive club, which has high membership fees” Read More
I was asked a question by someone contacting the Australian Institute of Horticulture website (www.aih.org.au) about a strange looking pumpkin. I suggested a possible solution and so the pumpkin owner sent me some photos to see if I could confirm the diagnosis. I’m sharing the photos today so if the same thing happens in your garden, you’ll know what it is Read More
