Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria): SPRING 2020 WEATHER SUMMARY Ballarat’s spring weather was erratic this year. While the first two months
Update of the monthly seed planting guides for December. There are three guides:- COOL MOUNTAINOUS MILD COASTAL AND WARM INLAND BALLARAT & DISTRICT The overall
This Mild Coastal & Warm Inland monthly planting guide is based on information drawn from six planting guides for South Eastern Australia, both contemporary and
Update of the monthly seed planting guides for November. There are three guides:- COOL MOUNTAINOUS MILD COASTAL AND WARM INLAND BALLARAT & DISTRICT The overall
This Cool Mountainous monthly planting guide is based on information drawn from six planting guides for South Eastern Australia, both contemporary and historical. The general
This Ballarat & District planting guide was put together by John Ditchburn with input from a number of experienced vegetable gardeners in the Ballarat area,
Here in the Rat (Ballarat) the food gardening Holy Grail is to get ripe tomatoes by Christmas. Yet food gardeners often tell me that they
While most of the seedlings I grow are planted straight into the ground sometimes I pot them up into pots before planting them out as
While the easiest way to produce seedlings is to grow them in a STYROFOAM SEEDLING BOX or similar large box seedlings that do not like
Update of the monthly seed planting guides for October. There are three guides:- COOL MOUNTAINOUS MILD COASTAL AND WARM INLAND BALLARAT & DISTRICT The overall
I have a question for fellow poultry keepers. I recently noticed that my five Hyline hens show varying degrees of feather loss just behind their
There is nothing wrong with using bought vegetable seedlings, especially if you are a novice gardener. But they have both advantages and disadvantages over their
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria): WINTER 2020 WEATHER SUMMARY Overall it was a tolerable winter for cold old Ballarat. The maximum
Wet pots are designed to grow plants that thrive in boggy conditions. They are ideal for growing Pak Choi, Mizuna and Tatsoi, they are not
Update of the monthly seed planting guides for September. There are three guides:- COOL MOUNTAINOUS MILD COASTAL AND WARM INLAND BALLARAT & DISTRICT The overall
Excellent chilli sauce recipe. Produces a rich sweet chilli sauce flavour with a hint of ginger and garlic. I have been making at least a