Can you compost dog and cat poo?
I often get asked whether cat or dog poo can be placed in the compost bin. The short answer is yes. With a big fat …
Tips for growing onions in the subtropics
Growing your own home grown onions will teach you patience. It can be challenging to grow them here in the subtropics, which is a double …
Tips for creating an organic vegan garden
Are you vegan but struggle to find solutions that aren’t animal based for your vegan garden? Listen to the podcast For a very long time …
Tips for Growing Perfect Carrots
Carrots can be one of those tricky crops to grow, which can be frustrating considering they are dirt cheap in the supermarket. However, nothing beats …
What to do in the Veggie Patch in April
It’s not until late April that we actually feel like things start to cool down and it actually starts to feel like Autumn. Sweet Potato …
How we practice companion planting
The idea of companion planting is a broad term used to describe a method of grouping plants together for mutual benefits, whether it is for …
Choosing the right composting worm farm setup
Whenever anyone asks me where they should start when it comes to composting I always say get a composting worm farm. Composting using worms would …
Growing Cauliflower in the Subtropics
Cauliflower is one of my favourite vegetables to eat and grow. The cauliflower growing season is very short in the Subtropics so having a successful …
What to do in the Veggie Patch in March
Although it is the start of Autumn it rarely starts to cool down until Mid-Late autumn here in the subtropics. Often if you go early …
How to make compost at home
Compost is one of the key ingredients to the success of growing food and there is nothing like home grown compost. If you grow your …
Do you need to thin beetroot seedlings?
I’ve always been one to thin my vegetable seedlings, beetroot included. I have found over the years that plants do better if they’re not competing …
The best soil to fill a veggie patch
If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know I am a big advocate of no dig beds as the ideal soil setup. We …
What to do in the Veggie patch in February
February is generally where we’ll see the highest rainfall here in the subtropics – add in the heat and humidity and it can spell lots …
How to grow your own microgreens
If you want an endless supply of greens the simplest thing to do is grow micro greens. From planting to harvest you’re looking at anywhere …
December in our Subtropical Patch
What was growing Front yard mandala We missed the corn as the rain came right when it flowered so pollination was extremely poor, I planted …
Best raised bed for your Veggie Garden in Australia
Often we are asked what type of raised bed we prefer to use in our suburban patch. There are a range of options and in …
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What to do in the Veggie patch in January
January here in the subtropics is normally wet, hot and humid! But if you love raising things by seed it is a good time to …
November in our Subtropical Patch
What was growing With predictions of a wetter than normal spring that didn’t come to fruition we had a slow spring. Next year I will …
Using a wicking bed for your vegetable garden
One of the first posts I wrote on this blog was our setup of a mini wicking bed pot inspired by an episode of Gardening …
October in our Subtropical Patch
October is normally a dry month for us, the rains normally don’t appear until Mid November, so it was nice to see some rain to …