Using pots to grow fruit and vegetables.
Growing fruit and vegetables in pots is a useful way to maximise the space you have available to grow food in your back yard. This
June 3, 2022
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – AUTUMN 2022
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Autumn 2022. This is mainly of relevance to gardeners living in the Ballarat area, but it
June 6, 2022
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Feijoa
Feijoa (also known as the pineapple guava) is a hardy tree that produces an unusual tasting fruit at a time when few other fruit bearing
May 16, 2022
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Vegetable Patch Size
One of the first things you need to do when planning a food garden is to decide the size of your vegetable patch. This page
January 27, 2022
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Wheeny Grapefruit
The Wheeny grapefruit is a vigorous tree that grows up to five metres and produces exceptionally large grapefruit. It is the best grapefruit for cooler
May 11, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG – Why Do Frosts Occur When They Do?
We have had a couple of frosts in the last few days (6th and 11th of October 2021), though they were not that severe. Here
October 12, 2021
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SEASONAL BLOG – Added Protection Against Foxes For My Chickens
After losing my chickens to foxes back in November (2021) I set out to beef up my chicken run security. This is what I ended
January 27, 2022
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Saving F1 Vegetable Seeds
There is a common misconception that seeds cannot be saved from F1 hybrid vegetables. While saving seeds from vegetables grown from hybrid seeds is more
April 29, 2022
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Hydra Zoning
Unless you live in an extremely high rainfall area water is going to be an ongoing issue for you if you are to maintain a
March 25, 2022
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LETTUCE – Exanimo
Excellent frill leaf type lettuce with a sweet flavour and a firm texture It is slow to bolt and stores well once harvested, cut leaves
January 20, 2022
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Hen Productivity By Age Survey Report
I manage my chickens as farm animals, which means that after they have reached the end of their useful laying life I kill them and
January 10, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG – Last Of The Golden Nugget Winter Squash
On Christmas Eve we ate the last of our Golden Nugget winter squashes. Golden Nugget is not the best tasting of the pumpkin/squash varieties out
December 29, 2021
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – SUMMER 2021-22
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Summer 2021-22. This is mainly of relevance to gardeners living in the Ballarat area, though it
March 11, 2022
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Saving Eggplant Seeds
Eggplant (sometimes known as Aubergine) is a tasty and versatile vegetable that is both worthwhile growing and saving seeds from. However, it takes a little
February 22, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG: The Perils Of Saving Seeds From Vegetables That Readily Cross Pollinate
Last spring I saved seeds from one of my broccoli plants. This was a somewhat risky exercise as broccoli plants must cross pollinate with another
April 6, 2021
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SEASONAL BLOG – Protecting Mulched Fallowed Beds From Blackbirds
Last week I cleared this bed that was planted with corn and prepared it for planting broad beans in April. As the bed will sit
February 20, 2022
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