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
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
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
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
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
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