Re: Silky oak okay as mulch? Thanks all. It is a Silky Oak. Will take on board suggestions about best use of the timber - we don't have the...
Hi all we've just moved into a suburban Brisbane home and there is huge Silky Oak in the front yard, which the tree guy says needs to come down...
Re: Managing winter vege yields...and other stuff Hi Davenz I don't know much about your climate. Where I live (Melbourne) most leafy greens...
Fantastic photos - where is your garden, HH? I never dig. I helped set up a large community garden about 15 years ago. The site was where some...
Hello Bloodychooks I'm in Melbourne with a patch that gets decent, but not full, sun. I have recently planted coriander, asian greens (tatsoi,...
I've always had much greater success growing basil from cuttings rather than seed. My mum, who owned a herb nursery for 20 years, taught me to cut...
Hello Glovers Garden at Rozelle is terrific. The Angel St Garden in Newtown was cool last time I was there (at least 5 years ago). The UNSW...
Hi Inge I don't know the answers to your questions, but wanted to say hello, as no-one else has yet :) I too am in Melbourne. It's great...
Hello, I haven't been here for ages.... :) I used to live in the Blue Mountains (and, yes, the co-op is tops!), and have been living in...
I reckon it's good to enjoy the journey (sorry, don't mean to sound like a reality tv contestant) as well as the destination. Permaculture is...
Hey Leonie We too are small suburban permie-aspirants. Your compost shouldn't smell if you get the balance right (there are a couple of...
good things come to those who wait :o . Enjoy the new treasures
At the community garden I used to be a member of, we had a number of wheelie bins that we kept in rotation at the various local greengrocer's &...
Thanks for the chutney recipe, Lyn. I have been away and only just noticed it. I have just acquired a fowlers vacola preserving unit, and am fired...
We have just come back from a week's glorious holiday at Port Fairy (Vic) to discover, among other vegie delights, an abundance of ripe tomatoes....
Good on you, Lyn! We are on a small inner-urban plot and we too are just experiencing the joys of our first harvest. I feel ridiculously...
Hi Chris If you're in Australia, you may find the LETS link site useful - https://www.lets.org.au It is a good 'clearinghouse site linking to...
I found that using an olive pitter was a very good way of pitting the small plums from our rogue plum tree in order to make jam. It certainly made...
What happened to the tomatoes, Bella? We are just gearing up to bottle ours - amish paste and new zealand pink pear. We put in a few too many...
Um, Chris, Prickly Pear is categorised as a noxious weed in most Australian states. Not sure where Mishka's from, though...?
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