
REJUVENATING AN ASPARAGUS BED
Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that dies back in winter and produces shoots when the weather warms up in the spring. The energy to produce
Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that dies back in winter and produces shoots when the weather warms up in the spring. The energy to produce
Onions are easy to grow and can be stored for up to six months. This webpage explains how I grow my onions. REQUIREMENTS SOIL FULL
The storage life of vegetable seeds varies depending on the type of vegetable. This page offers two downloadable vegetable seed storage life charts, one listing
Pots come in a variety of sizes and materials. This page compares some of the different types of pots available on the market and what
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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