Understanding your land and your climate first is key to you making sound placement choices. “…protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labour” Bill Mollison (co founder of permaculture) wisely advises. Start by making a basemap – a birds eye view sketch or photo of your land. Use this to record essential info […]
Grow Vegies in Containers + Make an Instant Vegie Patch
By | LastUpdated November 2, 2023
Containers grow amazing vegies! Perfect for small spaces, young children and our elders too. They are quick and cheap to set up, and can pump out a goodly volume of kai. When you are new to land, growing in containers brings a lovely breathing space. Rather than stressfully trying to work out the perfect spot […]
How To Grow Beetroot
By | LastUpdated February 28, 2022
Beetroot is such a sweet crop. Virtues abound for the grower and the cook. They’re undemanding on the soil, grow quickly, not bothered by pest or disease, use hardly any space and get on well with everyone – all in all easy peasy … or is it? Some of you are having beetroot traumas. All […]
Easy Peasy Crop Rotation
By | LastUpdated March 29, 2024
Crop rotation is falling out of fashion – and I’m glad for it, it used to be a stuffy, over complicated thing. However, don’t lets throw the baby out with the bathwater! I love the moving about and mixing of crops, and so does your soil – it brings huge bonuses. Rotation is simply moving […]
