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Who Else Wants To Have A Bountiful Organic Garden And Save Money Using Only A Tiny Amount Of Garden Space? I've just discovered this great ebook, written by an Australian horticulturalist, on how to ...

Leaf spider 31 Mar 2012 | 04:10 pm

There are lots of leaf spiders in the garden at the moment, so called because they usually make their home in a rolled up leaf. This enterprising leaf spider used a snail shell. I'm reminded of the st...

Sparse harvest 12 Mar 2012 | 08:07 pm

It seems you can have too much of a good thing and we've had too much rain in NSW. The trees are loving it - especially the Ballerina apple and dwarf macadamia - with lots of new growth to be seen. Bu...

Carrot cake 21 Feb 2012 | 10:27 pm

I had a request for carrot cake so I harvested most of the remaining carrots. None of the carrot seeds I planted last month have sprouted so our carrot crop is almost depleted - I don't know if this i...

Low maintenance sustainability 27 Jan 2012 | 03:03 pm

Due to the school holidays, the garden has been left pretty much to it's own devices for the past few weeks. Apart from regular harvesting and occasional watering (due to all the rain we've been havin...

Pioneer Woman 21 Jan 2012 | 01:20 pm

The Pioneer Woman is my new favourite website for recipes. It's an American site so some conversion and substitution is necessary but the recipes are easy - and fun! - to follow with plenty of images....

Roasted beets 19 Jan 2012 | 02:48 pm

As a family, we consume a lot of beetroot. We usually buy several tins of sliced beetroot each shopping trip and it will be added to sandwiches, wraps, burgers etc. My 5yo is a huge fan and often asks...

Roma wasn't grown in a day 18 Jan 2012 | 10:34 pm

My Black Russian tomatoes, while delicious, are proving not in the least pest resistant. Reluctant to use sprays, I'm still using the stocking method but this is quite time consuming. Consequently, I'...

Christmas in the garden 27 Dec 2011 | 08:56 pm

Because the weather is so unpredictable in December, we usually have turkey burgers (we have turkey roll rather than a whole turkey) for Christmas Day dinner but I forgot to buy buns and the ones I ma...