Oct 22, 2018 | Home Gardening
Get ready Spring is on its way ! SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS Summer flowering bulbs such as Lilliums, Dahlias, Gladiolus are just 3 of the many varieties that can be planted now for spectacular display, and many can be grown in pots too. We recommend liquid feeding...
Oct 1, 2018 | Home Gardening
CAN WE GROW A BANANA TREE AND DON’T FORGET THE SHEEPS’ LIVER! Who would have thought. Gardening has made my family transform. The other day I heard my 8 year old say to her friend who was over for a a play date “Come outside, I’ll take you on a tour of our veggie...
Oct 1, 2018 | Home Gardening
Project 5 – Growing a medicinal garden As many of us experienced, Adelaide had a doozy of a Flu year this year and unfortunately, my family was not spared. My 7 year old fell hard and fast, as it tore through her classroom like wildfire. As she lankly laid on...
Oct 1, 2018 | Home Gardening
Fruit trees are in and snails are dead Project 4 – Fruit trees and the snail bait is working! (AKA We killed the snails and the Possum buffet is in) I didn’t ever think I would be one of those people. Snail bait! I have been chucking the stuff around like...
Oct 1, 2018 | Home Gardening
Making soil blocks Project 3 — What to do in the garden when it’s wet and the snails have eaten all your plants. Well. What can I say. SNAILS! Blasted things. They ate my Globe Artichoke, Bergamot, Lemon Verbena, Hyssop and Horseradish. Gone. The lot of them....
Oct 1, 2018 | Home Gardening
Insect attracting plants Project 2 — Perennial veg and insect attracting plants (aka can not plant chilies this time of year) This last month, I have spent admiring the veg that I have (seriously) fallen in love with. I go out in the backyard and just stand there...