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 …
Vegetables
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 …
Growing potatoes in the subtropics
We all have one plant that we fail to get going. For some it’s coriander, or tomatoes. For me it’s potatoes. Around 6 years ago …
Growing Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes would have to be hands down one of the easiest set and forget crops for us here in the subtropics. They are pretty …
Our Harvest of Mini Blue Popcorn
Traditionally we’ve only grown sweetcorn for the table, so this year we decided to go with a popcorn just for fun. Our first go at …
Favourite Tomatoes to Grow
My favourite time to grow tomatoes is Autumn. Here in the subtropics we struggle with them over summer due to disease and fruit fly, so …
What to do with excess cucumbers
So this past spring I thought it was an awesome idea to plant 15 cucumber plants. The kids eat loads so I thought why the …
Growing Garlic in South East Queensland
If you watch certain garden shows, they will tell you that you shouldn’t even try growing garlic in our climate. ‘Stick to garlic chives they …
My zucchinis aren’t growing and rotting at the ends
Do you have a problem with your zucchinis (or squash or pumpkin or cucumbers) being stunted and not progressing past the size of your thumb? …
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Favourite things to grow in winter
Here in the subtropics, our cool season growing is super short. We only have a short window to grow some of the things that other …
Food you can grow in pots
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 …
Perennial Edible Plants
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 …
Tomato Pest – Tomato Russet Mite
So this week I learnt all about a new tomato pest. Tomatoes are one of my biggest teachers here in this sub tropical climate of …
Reasons why your plants aren’t growing very well
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 …
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Favourite plants to grow in Autumn
My favourite growing season is here! I love growing food in autumn here in our subtropical climate, it’s still warm enough to get some tomatoes …
Spinach alternatives for sub tropical growers
Who doesn’t love a salad full to the brim with baby spinach leaves… maybe my toddler, oh and spinach is probably the only thing my …
Tomatoes rotting at their ends? Could be blossom end rot
Ever find your tomatoes are growing but seem to be rotting from the bottom up. If it’s not fruit fly, you might have a case …
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We’re building/growing a bean teepee!
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 …
How to Grow Loofah (Luffa)
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 …