Winter is an incredibly productive time to be working in the garden. Even though most of the plants are dormant, there’s plenty of pruning, planting and transplanting to do. Winter is also the perfect time to give all your potted plants the once-over to ensure they’ve got everything they need to put on strong growth […]
In the Garden – Winter 2019
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 […]
