We have a terrible soil which is fill. For this reason I do sheet mulching with whatever I find. That means that my soil is probably way out of...
I am going to increase my growing space this summer. Our land was filled (clay, asphalt concrete..) over and old swamp. It is highly compacted...
Has anyone yet sealed a pond with bentonite? Do you have to remove all the stones below the bentonite or alternatively put a layer of soil...
Does anyone sell dioscorea batatas? Or is there a source in Australia?
Who sells me flour corn seeds non sweet, best for cool climate? In the US there are so many great varieties but here the seeds catalogues don't...
Hi everyone, I wanted to start a backyard nursery several times, but we always moved when I got deeper into it. I will have another try. I want to...
This weekend a huge gum tree was blown over in our neighbours yard an I thought that I could grow mushrooms on some of the stumps/logs. I never...
The soil of our site is awful. There is a roughly one and a half meter fill on top of a swamp. The fill constists of clay and sand and lots and...
Had anyone tried to plant chufa? I put some seeds in and see how it goes. It might be a bit fiddly in the kitchen though.
I have planted quite a few jerusalem artichockes, because you never know. But I'm a bit afraid of the harvest. They bear enourmously. I have...
Is someone involved in a local seed savers group? What are you doing? How often do you meet? Are you organized under the seed savers roof?
Which maize varieties did you grow in Australia? Did they do well? How did they taste? We are in cool climate. I would love to plant one of these...
We are planning a sustainability festival at our local school on October the 22nd 2011. If you wish to sell sustainable products, please PM me....
Did anyone of you ever pressed your own olive oil at home? Which devices did you use? How was it? I intend to grow several olive trees, for...
Most gum trees extrude something that you cannot plant underneath, only some native plants. How about the Sydney Peppermint?
We have two sheep, but they are not milkers. On the long run we might swap them for goats. Our land is not really big enough for neither of them...
We have two egg eaters. They don't eat all of the eggs though. I thought to prepare them an egg with chili but I'm not sure if it is enough to...
Spring is coming and the grass begins to grow. The only source of scythes in Australia I know of is scythes.com.au. They are offering a beginners...
I searched silica gel for some time now. It is good to store seeds, but I didn't find it.
I think we won't get around without a mulcher, especially as I'm cutting branches of weeds for my sheep daily. However we have no idea of...
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