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I found a really good book- Seed to seed. The only problem I have with it is that it is northern Hemisphere and gives dates rather than seasons or temperatures, but still, alot of really good info. I like to make use of what is available to hand and one thing is newspaper. I lay my stalks over...

At least they didnt stick their necks in just where you are about to slam the spade down to make the next hole like mine use to do.

After working with mobility impaired people over the years and seeing how limited their choices were and how difficult it was for their caregivers to move them, especially those in wheelchairs; I decided to make all the paths around my vegie garden 3 feet wide instead of the really narrow paths...

I dont want to add clay to my soil, strange as that my sound. What I want to add is mycelium. I have been studying soil restoration after trying and failing to do this for the last few years. I decided I needed to actually learn how to do this rather than just think its a good thing to do. What...

I remember an Elvis Presley song, just came to mind...you ever get one of those days boy.... I've had seasons like that. Just no use even getting upset about them...shstuff happens.

lol.. thats why I use the reinforcing mesh. the ones I had before I attached them to fences etc, were cut at 1m wide by 2m tall. I always cut off the bottom 'line' so there were 'pins' that could help anchor them to the ground. When they are placed zigzag and tied all they need is a stake at...

LMAO!!! I thought I was the only one! Well, now I feel right at home. This year, I did buy some but mainly they were seed potatoes, cos I didnt have any Cliff Kidneys left and wanted to try another purple one that sounded tasty. I even planted them...in tubs this year so I have room for other...

I have tried so many times to grow peppers-capsicums but havent been all that successful. Chilies on the other hand seem to do okay. We have another 3 weeks where we can get the last frost for the year. Because it has been such a warm winter, I dont expect it to happen. As promised, here are...

Thank you! I recently, accidentally, learnt to upload pics onto a forum, hopefully it will work here too. I'm more low tech, but at least I dont have to keep asking my kids how to copy and paste anymore. I have a 1/4 acre property, with most of the land in the back yard. I also 'have' to look...

I dont have access to clay so I try to use what I either have or can easily get. I had to get a tree cut down, so lots of woodchip and the tree fellers were looking for homes for truck loads of the stuff, so I got truckloads of the stuff. I tried innoculating this with mushroom but it didnt...

hehe, I dont have room for sheep. I did consider rabbits at one point and may look at that again next year- I have too much to do as it is without adding anymore Things. The woodchip I have got has mostly broken down. I dipped into the pile that was in the shade over winter and got shade in...

I decided that I really needed to get some shade in there before I put the hens in. It's actually been 6 years since I had 'chooks'. My how time flies, but I have been offered some that are needing a good home so I might be back in the egg game soon....like next week.

Err, I have been to Tampa bay, Florida, trust me, Soooo hot and humid you melt, ours are slightly kinder. Having said that, if I get my act together again, I will be gardening all year round again....just no tomatoes, etc in winter. Funny you should say..get too hot in summer.. cos a couple of...

You know, I always dreamed of living in the middle of a forest clearing...in a Wizards tower....oh well, back to reality. I've been promising myself one of those fancy weather stations so that i can find out what exactly is going on with our weather, but so far, thats as far as I got. What I...

Yep! I just cannot understand why anyone would want to live somewhere where the ground freezes...for almost half the year (!!?)....brrrrrr my winters are never that cold but even my dog agrees with me when its time to light my fire. I get confused with the different growing zones. I'll have to...

Hi. I live in the South Waikato New Zealand. I have been working on growing my own fruit, herbs and vegies for a number of years and this year an hoping to add some native edible mushrooms to the mix. I got my first bee hive as a news years present for myself in 2017 and managed to keep it...