Organic Gardening Tips

replenish a garden bed no dig style

How to replenish a garden bed ready for planting

Nicki Mckay

The benefits of no dig garden beds are amazing. Here's how to apply this method to replenish your garden beds for the next crop. Why no dig? Firstly I never...

How to replenish a garden bed ready for planting

Nicki Mckay

The benefits of no dig garden beds are amazing. Here's how to apply this method to replenish your garden beds for the next crop. Why no dig? Firstly I never...

Square Foot Gardening in Australia

Square foot gardening in Australia

Nicki Mckay

Square foot gardening is an intensive gardening technique very popular in the US and UK. The technique was first introduced by Mel Bartholomew. The basic concept is breaking your garden...

Square foot gardening in Australia

Nicki Mckay

Square foot gardening is an intensive gardening technique very popular in the US and UK. The technique was first introduced by Mel Bartholomew. The basic concept is breaking your garden...

How to stop tree roots in your vegetable garden

Tree roots invading your vegetable garden?

Nicki Mckay

When we first moved to our block here, I thought long and hard about the positioning of our garden. I was considering sunlight in the varying seasons, wind protection as...

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Tree roots invading your vegetable garden?

Nicki Mckay

When we first moved to our block here, I thought long and hard about the positioning of our garden. I was considering sunlight in the varying seasons, wind protection as...

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What is a no dig garden bed

No Dig Garden Beds

Nicki Mckay

Back in July 2021 our garden was featured in the gardening australia magazine. When the interviewer asked me what was my favourite gardening method - we do a lot here...

No Dig Garden Beds

Nicki Mckay

Back in July 2021 our garden was featured in the gardening australia magazine. When the interviewer asked me what was my favourite gardening method - we do a lot here...

Best raised bed for your Veggie Garden in Australia

Best raised bed for your Veggie Garden in Austr...

Nicki Mckay

What type of material should you build garden beds for growing food. Often we are asked what type of raised bed we prefer to use in our suburban patch. There...

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Best raised bed for your Veggie Garden in Austr...

Nicki Mckay

What type of material should you build garden beds for growing food. Often we are asked what type of raised bed we prefer to use in our suburban patch. There...

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Daikon Radish for Clay breaking

How we deal with clay soil

Nicki Mckay

The YouTube Version here Raise it up To avoid having to 'deal' with clay soil you can just build up on top. Whether it's a raised bed (see our video...

How we deal with clay soil

Nicki Mckay

The YouTube Version here Raise it up To avoid having to 'deal' with clay soil you can just build up on top. Whether it's a raised bed (see our video...

Our new Raised Garden Bed

Our new Raised Garden Bed

Nicki Mckay

We have a long term vision for our backyard and slowly, as we have time in between renovations (and things are ready to be harvested in the temporary spaces) we've...

Our new Raised Garden Bed

Nicki Mckay

We have a long term vision for our backyard and slowly, as we have time in between renovations (and things are ready to be harvested in the temporary spaces) we've...

Planning your Veggie Patch

Planning your Veggie Patch

Nicki Mckay

Do you plan what you're going to plant in your veggie patch each season? Or are you the type that just shoves things in, crosses your fingers and hopes for...

Planning your Veggie Patch

Nicki Mckay

Do you plan what you're going to plant in your veggie patch each season? Or are you the type that just shoves things in, crosses your fingers and hopes for...

How to fill a raised bed on the cheap

How to fill a raised bed for under $10

Nicki Mckay

Listen to the podcast Growing food is fast becoming a lost art. It's feared, it's unknown, it's challenging, it's rebellious. But it doesn't have to be hard. Join me in...

How to fill a raised bed for under $10

Nicki Mckay

Listen to the podcast Growing food is fast becoming a lost art. It's feared, it's unknown, it's challenging, it's rebellious. But it doesn't have to be hard. Join me in...

Food you can grow in pots

Food you can grow in pots

Nicki Mckay

As a long term renter I am quite familiar with learning to grow things in temporary container so I thought I'd put together a list of plants that I've successfully...

Food you can grow in pots

Nicki Mckay

As a long term renter I am quite familiar with learning to grow things in temporary container so I thought I'd put together a list of plants that I've successfully...

bean teepee

We're building/growing a bean teepee!

Nicki Mckay

As you know I am a big believer of getting the kids in the garden, so what better way to do so is to create their own little cubby house!...

We're building/growing a bean teepee!

Nicki Mckay

As you know I am a big believer of getting the kids in the garden, so what better way to do so is to create their own little cubby house!...

Raised Garden Bed Soil Recipe

Soil recipe for raised garden beds

Nicki Mckay

Hey there, there is an updated post on filling a raised bed for under $10 here. For your vegetables to grow strong and healthy you really need to start with...

Soil recipe for raised garden beds

Nicki Mckay

Hey there, there is an updated post on filling a raised bed for under $10 here. For your vegetables to grow strong and healthy you really need to start with...

Gardens while renting

Growing your own food when you rent

Nicki Mckay

For a very long time as a renter I didn't want to waste time or money creating a garden space as the chances of us moving on fairly quickly was...

Growing your own food when you rent

Nicki Mckay

For a very long time as a renter I didn't want to waste time or money creating a garden space as the chances of us moving on fairly quickly was...

Veggies growing in abundance

How to start your first veggie patch

Nicki Mckay

If you're a self confessed black thumb or have trouble keeping indoor plants alive (don't worry I do too) then the idea of growing your own food may feel a...

How to start your first veggie patch

Nicki Mckay

If you're a self confessed black thumb or have trouble keeping indoor plants alive (don't worry I do too) then the idea of growing your own food may feel a...

What fruits can I grow in pots? Blueberries

What fruits can I grow in a pot?

Nicki Mckay

When it comes to growing things in small spaces, or if you rent (like us) it's hard not to want to grow all the things. Growing your own fruit may...

What fruits can I grow in a pot?

Nicki Mckay

When it comes to growing things in small spaces, or if you rent (like us) it's hard not to want to grow all the things. Growing your own fruit may...

DIY Upcycled Wicking Bed Pot

DIY Upcycled Wicking Bed Pot

Nicki Mckay

I've been thinking about making a wicking bed for a while now because I am lazy and sick of watering all of my pots on the balcony. We don't have...

DIY Upcycled Wicking Bed Pot

Nicki Mckay

I've been thinking about making a wicking bed for a while now because I am lazy and sick of watering all of my pots on the balcony. We don't have...