Gardening: Shoo Fly, Stop Biting Me
Well, it’s that time of year again, at least here in Australia. That time when the March Flies (Horse Flies) decide that their already irritating nature could use with an added bonus, biting. I have...
View ArticleGardening: Pests & Pot Ash
I’m sure, for any of you that have at least a handful of plants, that you’ve run across little bugs that find them just as enjoyable to eat, as you find them to look at. Some, so called pests, can be a...
View ArticleGardening: Pick a Peck of Pineapples
You know that saying, “There is a use for everything”? Well, there is. I don’t like the idea of throwing away anything really. Even if you simply donate it or tear it apart for what’s inside. The...
View ArticleGardening: What’s Up Doc?
I seem to be on a propagation kick lately, but that’s that always a bad thing. It’s my belief that one way to be healthier, and richer in the wallet, is to plant as many edible things as you can....
View ArticleGardening: Watch Your Heads
Needless to say that my partner and I will probably never have to worry about running out of Cordylines, lol. He has 1000s of them around the place, no kidding. Of course that doesn’t stop us from...
View ArticleGardening: They Do What With Their Nodules?! O_o
I don’t know about you, but when I first started I knew very little about gardening. Which is probably why I ended up with a lot of dead plants. O_o It always seemed simple enough. You plant a...
View ArticleGardening: The Mulch-inator
As gardeners, I’m sure we’ve all come across those moments when we look out at our hard work and find that ever persistent weed. They are a fact in nature and often most people turn to herbicides to...
View ArticleGardening: To Mulch or Not to Mulch
I must admit that before I really started to garden I often wondered about people who used mulch. There would be these neat little kept gardens with red wood pieces to top off the look, like a cherry...
View ArticleGardening: The Birds, Bees, & Butterflies
If you’ve noticed that your edible plants are not producing very well, you may have a pollinating issue. Insects, butterflies, and yes, even the dreaded stingers, the bees are an intricate part of any...
View ArticleGardening: Garbage Growing
It’s a beautiful thing when you find a use for something that you would normally toss in the garbage bin. So don’t let the tittle of this post scare you off, lol. It’s referring to the fact that many...
View ArticleGardening: Tips to Growing Capsicums
Capsicums (or Bell Peppers) are a great tasting, healthy veg that’s probably not as hard to grow as you may think. Not only does it have wonderful heath benefits, but it can be used in so many ways....
View ArticleGardening: It’s Egg-tastic
Believe it or not, you might want to think about keeping those eggshells once breakfast has been cooked. Those obsessed with gardening will probably already know these tricks, but the rest of us...
View ArticleGardening: Eggshell Seedling Planters
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, eggshells are a wonderful addition to a garden. For this post I’ll walk you through how to use eggshells as starter ‘pots’ for seedlings. If you don’t eat eggs,...
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