1stop Organic Gardening

I’ve kept chickens for as long as I’ve been organic gardening. They are just so beneficial and align well with the principles of organic gardening.
My girls provide us both with eggs, chicken manure and entertainment. They really are quite funny animals in a quirky way. Anyway, we’ve recently bought a paper shredder. Most of our […]

Filed under: chickens on March 31st, 2008 | No Comments »

Here’s a way to have some salad greens right at your back door. You can even grow them in the cooler months and bring them inside at night if there’s a likely-hood of frost. Use a large container; this one is about 60cm (24inches) diameter. Fill it to about 5cm (2inches) from the top with […]

Filed under: Uncategorized, vegetables on March 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

If you live in a Mediterranean climate like I do in South Australia you’ll probably have been complaining about the unseasonal heat we’ve been experiencing lately. The past few days have been a lot cooler - perfect autumn (fall) weather really. It looks like it might even rain for real today, here in Nuriootpa. WooHoo!!!
The […]

Filed under: Uncategorized, vegetables on March 25th, 2008 | No Comments »

Take a look at the gorgeous colour of this golden oregano. It’s contrast is so beautiful in my organic garden. It’s fairly easy to grow once it is established.

It is greener through most of the year, then turns a golden colour through the heat of summer. Through summer it grows longer stems with flowers […]

Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 20th, 2008 | No Comments »

Lots of people like really tidy, neat gardens, but I tend to let my organic garden get a little messy - especially late in the season when I’m waiting to collect seeds. The seeds need to be mature before harvesting them, and the plant they’re from can become untidy while I’m waiting for the seeds […]

Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »

Every few weeks the plants in your organic garden will benefit from a liquid feed. This gives them a little boost, especially green leafy vegetables.
It’s not that difficult to make your own organic fertilizer - you just need to make sure that whatever you’re using has not been exposed to chemicals. This is pretty easy […]

Filed under: Uncategorized, chickens on March 13th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is a small patch of plain chives that are flowering in my organic garden at the moment. Despite the heat they are flourishing. As you can see, the flowers of the plain chives are pink and in a ball, unlike the garlic chives in the post below, which are white and star-like.

They are a […]

Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

Had to quickly post this pic of a small planting of my garlic chives. They’re flowering at the moment and are quite beautiful. It’s worth growing them just for the flowers. They look great planted among roses.

You can use the leaves in your cooking the same way you would normal chives - they just have […]

Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

I took cuttings from my rosemary bush and sage plant a little over a week ago. They are looking really healthy. If you want to get more plants for free, taking cuttings is a great way to get a lot more plants - fairly quickly.
Take your cuttings in the cool of the morning (if it’s […]

Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on March 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

Today hubby and I went and picked up our first poly-tunnel - it’s very exciting! Well it’s five actually, but we’ll only be using one to start with. We’ve only got the frames so far, because we bought them second hand - picked up a real bargain.
It was really hot to be collecting them today, […]

Filed under: Uncategorized on March 6th, 2008 | No Comments »