URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – Winter 2023
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Winter 2023. This is mainly of relevance to food gardeners in the Ballarat area, but it
September 8, 2023
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MANAGING CHICKENS
Chickens require careful management if they are to be kept healthy and happy. These are my suggestions on how to manage chickens properly. THE CHICKEN
August 11, 2023
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KEY VEGETABLE SEEDLING PROPAGATION TEMPERATURE GUIDE
This section looks at the importance of soil temperature when growing seedlings and offers a printable PDF chart showing what vegetable seedlings grow best at
July 27, 2023
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CHICKEN STOCKING DENSITIES
Chicken stocking density refers to how many chickens can be kept in a given area in relative comfort and harmony. This section helps you work
July 18, 2023
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INTRODUCING NEW CHICKENS TO AN ESTABLISHED FLOCK
Chickens have a relatively complex social structure, sometimes described as the pecking order. This structure is disrupted when new chickens are added to an existing
July 8, 2023
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CHOOSING WHAT TO FOOD TREES TO PLANT
When planting fruit and nut trees many gardeners simply go down to their local nursery and choose what they want to plant on the spot
June 29, 2023
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – Autumn 2023
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Autumn 2023. This is mainly of relevance to food gardeners in the Ballarat area, but it
June 20, 2023
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FRUIT TREE FUNCTIONS
Fruit trees perform three key functions. As no single fruit tree performs all three functions it is important to understand these functions and where it
May 28, 2023
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WICKING BEDS
This page explains how wicking beds work and lists the positives and negatives of wicking beds in comparison to standard raised beds. Definition of a
May 10, 2023
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – Spring 2022
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Spring 2022. This is mainly of relevance to food gardeners in the Ballarat area, but it
December 5, 2022
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – WINTER 2022
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Winter 2022. This is mainly of relevance to gardeners living in the Ballarat area, but it
September 7, 2022
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY: Winter 2020
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
September 3, 2020
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – Summer 2022/23
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Summer 2022/23. This is mainly of relevance to food gardeners in the Ballarat area, but it
March 6, 2023
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMERIES LIST
Below are links to season summaries dating back to the Winter of 2020. These will mainly be of relevance to gardeners living in the Ballarat
September 7, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG: Harvested the last of this season’s potato crop.
I harvested the last of this season’s potato crop today. It was planted out last year on the 21st of October. I planted two rows
June 11, 2022
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY: Spring 2020
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
December 2, 2020
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