Five months after moving into our new home, I am ready to turn my focus to the outside and get stuck into the vegetable garden. We were lucky to have inherited a fenced veggie patch of a good size, but it’s in need of a lot of tidying and reworking. When we moved in, I […]
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 […]
Lawn Care
We have had a few requests about caring for lawn and how to solve some issues, so let’s talk LAWN. We like to ensure that anything we do in the garden and around the home is simple and easy and lawn care is no different. Looking after your lawn on a regular basis is much […]
