As the weather heats up for us, there is nothing more important than keeping up moisture to your vegetable patch and the best way to do that is to mulch your garden. Mulching your garden prevents your garden from drying
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Soil recipe for raised garden beds
For your vegetables to grow strong and healthy you really need to start with your dirt. Time and time again I see people at the checkouts of the local garden centre with a trolley full of the worst potting mix
Our easy aquaponics setup
We’ve had a tonne of people ask us about our aquaponics setup so I’ve decided to share a post on how we set our first system up which is a basic chop and flip. How it works I am not
How to start your first veggie patch
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 little too ambitious. However growing your own food is pretty
How to get rid of whiteflies on tomato plants
If you’ve noticed an epidemic of tiny white flying things on your tomato plants then it’s likely you’ve got an infestation of whitefly. Whilst Whitefly may be a lessor concern than many other bugs out there, they can cause some
How to make home made liquid fertiliser (compost tea)
If you’re wanting to keep your garden happy and you’re on a budget like we are, the best thing you can do is make some liquid fertiliser yourself, or otherwise known as weed or compost tea. We used to purchase
How to make ground Turmeric
In our climate Turmeric is one of those things that I dropped in the ground and with little love or maintenance it just seemed to grow like a weed. When I first purchased my Turmeric plant I had no idea how
Summer Garden – What can I grow when it’s too hot?
If you’re anything like me and live in a warm climate, by the time summer hits you’ll just want to give your veggie patch all away. The summer garden means the bugs move in, keeping up with the watering is
What to do with a Chilli Overload!!
After 3 years of having one tiny thai birdseye chilli this year I decided to go nuts on the chilli front and plant 4 plants. We always seem to eat them, but I may have been a little ambitious. Even though
Planting seeds by the Moon
So lately I’ve been devouring all I can find on planting by the moon. I am not sure if it’s woo woo nonsense or if it makes logical sense, but I am giving it a whirl, no harm right?
DIY Upcycled Wicking Bed Pot
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 a hose upstairs, so it requires lots of trips with
How to grow your own wheatgrass for green juices
If you’re a total newbie when it comes to growing your own food, then the best way to start is with sprouts. Wheatgrass sprouts have to be the easiest to grow, so fast, and you can do it from a small