Organic Gardening Tips

Common Subtropical Pests

Common Pests in the Subtropical Summer Garden

Nicki Mckay

Garden pests eating your lovingly cared for plants can be heartbreaking. There are loads about here in the subtropics that can take over quite quickly if you’re not on the...

Common Pests in the Subtropical Summer Garden

Nicki Mckay

Garden pests eating your lovingly cared for plants can be heartbreaking. There are loads about here in the subtropics that can take over quite quickly if you’re not on the...

What we're planting to survive summer in our subtropical Veggie patch

What we’re planting to survive summer

Nicki Mckay

Growing food in summer during the subtropics is very challenging. It’s too hot, often humid and it’s either too wet or too dry. Bugs and diseases are extreme. It’s enough...

What we’re planting to survive summer

Nicki Mckay

Growing food in summer during the subtropics is very challenging. It’s too hot, often humid and it’s either too wet or too dry. Bugs and diseases are extreme. It’s enough...

How to manage QLD Fruit Fly

How to manage QLD Fruit Fly in your veggie patch

Nicki Mckay

QLD Fruit fly is a devastating pest for us here in the subtropics. It can make vegetable gardening during the warmer months prohibitive if they are out of control. We...

How to manage QLD Fruit Fly in your veggie patch

Nicki Mckay

QLD Fruit fly is a devastating pest for us here in the subtropics. It can make vegetable gardening during the warmer months prohibitive if they are out of control. We...

Rodent Proof Compost Setup

Our suburban rodent proof compost setup

Nicki Mckay

Our compost setups have evolved over the years, but a main priority has been to keep rats out (and also inquisitive beagles). We've had tumblers in the past but found...

Our suburban rodent proof compost setup

Nicki Mckay

Our compost setups have evolved over the years, but a main priority has been to keep rats out (and also inquisitive beagles). We've had tumblers in the past but found...

Growing Potatoes in the subtropics

Growing potatoes in the subtropics - Latest Exp...

Nicki Mckay

Potatoes can be super tricky to grow in the subtropics, but after 9 years of experimenting with different timing, location and soil combinations we have now had success. It has...

Growing potatoes in the subtropics - Latest Exp...

Nicki Mckay

Potatoes can be super tricky to grow in the subtropics, but after 9 years of experimenting with different timing, location and soil combinations we have now had success. It has...

October Spring Subtropical Garden Tour

Mid Spring in our Subtropical Veggie Patch (VLOG)

Nicki Mckay

Mid spring here in our Subtropical veggie patch is when we really start thinking about our Summer Plantings. It's been a bit unseasonably wet which but things are still growing...

Mid Spring in our Subtropical Veggie Patch (VLOG)

Nicki Mckay

Mid spring here in our Subtropical veggie patch is when we really start thinking about our Summer Plantings. It's been a bit unseasonably wet which but things are still growing...

Pest Strategies for Organic Gardeners

Pest Strategies for Organic Gardeners

Nicki Mckay

Love growing your own food but hate constantly dealing with pests? No gardens are immune to problems, but we have taken on a wholistic approach in our garden which has...

Pest Strategies for Organic Gardeners

Nicki Mckay

Love growing your own food but hate constantly dealing with pests? No gardens are immune to problems, but we have taken on a wholistic approach in our garden which has...

Raising Seeds using soil blockers

Raising Seeds using Soil Blockers

Nicki Mckay

Are you looking for a plastic free solution to raising seeds with minimal transplant shock? We've recently moved to using soil blockers for our seed raising and haven't looked back....

Raising Seeds using Soil Blockers

Nicki Mckay

Are you looking for a plastic free solution to raising seeds with minimal transplant shock? We've recently moved to using soil blockers for our seed raising and haven't looked back....

Early Spring in our Subtropical Veggie Patch

Early Spring In our Subtropical garden (VLOG)

Nicki Mckay

Traditionally Spring is quite hot and dry for us here in the subtropics. However during the La Niña we have been experiencing a mild spring and a wet one too....

Early Spring In our Subtropical garden (VLOG)

Nicki Mckay

Traditionally Spring is quite hot and dry for us here in the subtropics. However during the La Niña we have been experiencing a mild spring and a wet one too....

How we grow fish and veggies in our backyard aquaponics

Grow Fish and Veggies in your Backyard with Aqu...

Nicki Mckay

Did you know you can grow your own fish to eat in your backyard and the fish will feed your vegetables? It's called aquaponics. We get asked a bit about...

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Grow Fish and Veggies in your Backyard with Aqu...

Nicki Mckay

Did you know you can grow your own fish to eat in your backyard and the fish will feed your vegetables? It's called aquaponics. We get asked a bit about...

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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...

Radish Growing Tips

Radish Growing Tips - easiest, fastest veggie t...

Nicki Mckay

Radish is a humble vegetable to grow, but did you know that it is one of the easiest and fastest veggie to grow, not to mention versatile in the kitchen....

Radish Growing Tips - easiest, fastest veggie t...

Nicki Mckay

Radish is a humble vegetable to grow, but did you know that it is one of the easiest and fastest veggie to grow, not to mention versatile in the kitchen....

what's inside our worm farm bath tub, picture of composting worms and a bathtub converted worm farm

Inside our worm farm bathtub (plus worm farming...

Nicki Mckay

A couple months back I did a video where I decluttered our potting shade house, which is also home to our Worm Farm. I promised a video of our farm...

Inside our worm farm bathtub (plus worm farming...

Nicki Mckay

A couple months back I did a video where I decluttered our potting shade house, which is also home to our Worm Farm. I promised a video of our farm...

Winter Subtropical Veggie Patch Tour

What we're growing this winter in the subtropics

Nicki Mckay

We are extremely lucky to live in a climate where we can grow food all year, and Winter is always abundant for us here. Of course Summer is challenging but...

What we're growing this winter in the subtropics

Nicki Mckay

We are extremely lucky to live in a climate where we can grow food all year, and Winter is always abundant for us here. Of course Summer is challenging but...

How much ginger can you harvest from a pot

How much ginger can you harvest from a pot

Nicki Mckay

We're a bit late on the ginger harvest front. Normally our Ginger harvests occur in May, but it was so wet last month I just didn't get a chance. We...

How much ginger can you harvest from a pot

Nicki Mckay

We're a bit late on the ginger harvest front. Normally our Ginger harvests occur in May, but it was so wet last month I just didn't get a chance. We...

Tomato crop after too much rain

Our tomato crop after too much rain

Nicki Mckay

In the last 3 months we've received an excessive amount of rain, and with that our tomato season has suffered as a bit of a consequence. In February we received...

Our tomato crop after too much rain

Nicki Mckay

In the last 3 months we've received an excessive amount of rain, and with that our tomato season has suffered as a bit of a consequence. In February we received...