If your mind is blown by the fact loofahs are not actually sea sponges then this is the plant to grow! We’ve found that this plant thrives in a sub-tropical environment and is relatively pest and disease resistant. It loves
How much I saved by growing my own – January 2018
Each month I report on how much money we’re saving by growing our own organic produce. You can read about our previous months here. Why am I doing this? Well as a young family currently on a single income we are
Upgrading our Aquaponics System
With our Barramundi growing really well it has meant that the output (aka poo) has been quite high and our DIY chop and flip aquaponic system was not keeping up with the nutrients. This meant the poor fish were not getting
How to stop caterpillars eating all the things
Nothing worse then waiting ages for something to be ready to be picked only for it to be destroyed by caterpillars. You’ll most commonly see your kale, broccoli, cabbages being destroyed but a lot of other things can be fair
Raising Day Old Chickens
When we first got the go ahead with approval from our landlords that we could get chickens I got super excited and started researching what was the best way to introduce them to the family. My big concern was our
Summer Garden Update – December 2017
The first day of Summer we welcomed a new family member to the Love of Dirt family. Little Isaac was welcomed to the world on the 1st of December. So as you can probably assume, not much really got done
How much I saved by growing my own – December 2017
Each month I report on how much money we’re saving by growing our own organic produce. You can read about our previous months here. Why am I doing this? Well as a young family currently on a single income we are
Things I wish I knew before starting my vegetable garden
It can be incredibly easy to setup a vegetable garden and wonder what the hell is the point. You may find that nothing grows well, your harvests are too small to warrant the effort or your crops are decimated by
