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 …
Vegetables
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 …
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 …
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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