It has been a busy season here at home. I’ve started working 5 days a week and so have been trying to cram in a week’s worth of gardening into the weekends. Time with the kids has also been limited so I’ve tried to convince them that they love gardening too so I can spend […]
In the Vegie Patch – Autumn 2019
Helping my Garden Through Drought
Another season has almost passed by and I thought I’d write an update to my post here on the drought we’re experiencing at the farm. Sadly, autumn thus far has delivered us next to no rain and the future predictions on rainfall in our area over the coming year is not good. It’s hard to […]
Pruning Blackberries
I am very fortunate that the home we purchased a few months ago has a number of fruit trees and bushes already established. One of the fruits that we inherited are blackberries. I am very excited to have blackberries already established in the garden, as they were on my long, long list of foods I […]
Nectarine Tree
The second most annoying part of gardening (the first is weeding, of course) is dealing with pest and diseases. Prevention is definitely better than cure. Keeping your eye open for any signs of stress or damage to a plant is usually the easiest way of identifying a problem early. If caught early enough, most issues […]
