Red mites are tiny 1mm bird parasites, that proliferate in the heat. They live in cracks in the walls of the chookhouse by day, and come out at night to feed on your chooks. Poor girls – no rest for them when mites are in the house. Because they are tiny and nocturnal, its easy […]
A New-look Edible Backyard + Last Chance for Signed Books!
By | LastUpdated December 1, 2022
This month, we say goodbye to our beautiful garden and hello to life on the road in our housetruck. A big transition for us, mostly me – no garden… gulp! … I plan on finding many along the way. Sending out books wont be do-able from the housetruck so I’m shutting my shop – Friday […]
The Bio-fungicide Advantage
By | LastUpdated December 8, 2022
The first signs of summer disease are making themselves known – potential is high after our mild, wet spring. Cool your heels before rushing out to buy a big hitting fungicide and have a read about the bio-fungicide advantage. Bio-fungicides are a gentle, natural solution to disease – they do no harm. Traditional fungicides (copper, […]
How to Grow Sweetcorn
By | LastUpdated December 1, 2024
Corn is extra effort to grow, but to my mind, it’s easily worth it! Not only is corn a heavy feeder – meaning good soil prep is required, but its also best to stagger the sowings and plantings so as to drip feed the kitchen and eating corn at its prime – straight from the […]
How to Make Fermented Nettle Tea
By | LastUpdated December 1, 2024
Stinging nettle is the food gardeners, best mate. Loaded to the brim with minerals and vitamins, at service to the plant kingdom entire, and you and I also – a little wilted nettle with a fried egg is a fine spring breakfast. Amazing at anytime in its cycle for foliar feeds, but when nettle is […]
December Garden To-do’s, We Hit the Road + Win Bio-fungicide!
By | LastUpdated December 1, 2022
On December 19th we say goodbye to our handmade house and well loved garden. Loved, not only by us, but by you also. Thanks so much for coming along for the ride, its been truly wonderful, hasn’t it. And though we leave this house – I’m not leaving Edible Backyard – it’s coming with me! […]
