What’s happening this weekend in Tillie’s garden
When I read Sarah’s weekend posts I am always in awe of how organised she is! I love it when she posts first because it reminds of the jobs I need to do, like fertilise! I have almost finished...
View Article10 completely selfish reasons for growing my own food
1. There are miracles everywhere. When you grow things you are constantly reminded of the miracle of life. A bean seedling unfurls towards the sun. When seedlings poke their heads up from the dirt...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Tillie’s garden this weekend
Most of the hard work in terms of getting the winter veggie beds up and running is over. Now it is all about keeping an eye out for pests, fertilising every couple of weeks, weeding and hopefully the...
View ArticleMy best recipe yet: easy 6 step no-dig veggie garden
A no-dig veggie garden is a terrific method to make a veggie patch minus the back-breaking work . You can pretty much build one on any flat surface area such as a lawn, dirt or even a concrete...
View ArticleEnjoy it while it lasts Possum
Something is eating my vegetables and I am not happy about it! My cabbages, kale and broccoli have had all their central stems chomped out and any new shoots on my climbing peas are devoured or snapped...
View ArticleRad radish recipes: Soy dipped radishes & Quinoa and lentil salad
I am quite sure that if I gave my four-year old a packet of radish seed and sent her outside that in less than a month we would be harvesting them. They really are dead easy to grow and being...
View ArticleWhat falls from the sky and has saved me $100s?
When looking at gardening sustainably it pays to look around you and see what nature is giving you to work with. In the past I have spent plenty of money having a truck of wood chips delivered to...
View ArticleTillie’s garden update
I have to admit that after a bumper summer crop I was pretty happy with myself. I had more tomatoes, zucchini, corn, squash etc etc than I could use. I came to the conclusion that growing your own...
View ArticleAre you up for the Tomato Tales Veggie Patch Challenge?
Do you like the idea of enjoying your own homegrown tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant, beans, corn, pumpkins, leafy greens, rainbow chard etc etc, this summer? Who wouldn’t! Here at Tomato Tales...
View ArticleSarah’s Garden Update
Its been a busy couple of weeks in the garden and its about time I checked in on the progress in my veggie garden. Some successes and some failures to date this spring, here’s an update on my progress...
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