1stop Organic Gardening

OK, today I have an announcement to make!!!
Next Saturday, the 5th July will be my first day at the Barossa Farmer’s Market as a stall holder. I’ll be selling herbs that I have propagated myself - grown without chemicals, of course.
I’ve been propagating herbs for the market for about the past four months or so. […]

Filed under: Uncategorized on June 27th, 2008 | No Comments »

Companion planting is one system that many organic gardeners use to help keep plants healthy and reduce pest problems by working with nature.
Growing different types of plants close together often confuses pests, so that they don’t find your great row of carrots, say, and munch all the way through the row to the end (then […]

Filed under: companion planting, vegetables on June 24th, 2008 | No Comments »

Here’s a photo I took at 8am this morning of my organic vegetable garden plot. It was one of those gorgeous misty mornings when everything looks and feels surreal. Everything is green here now - even though we haven’t had much rain, there is dew every night. Not sure what the white spot is at […]

Filed under: vegetables on June 21st, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Well winter is really upon us here in South Australia. We are still getting some sunny days, but every time it rains (which I am truely grateful for) out come the snails and slugs! Because I choose to grow my garden organically, I’ve have to come up with chemical-free methods to control pests.
There are several […]

Filed under: Uncategorized on June 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Here’s a bit of an update on how our poly tunnel is coming on. It’s fully functional now - well for the sections that we’ve got benches for. My husband’s making them in his spare time… so it could be a while before they’re all made and in there. But I have got one great […]

Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on June 16th, 2008 | No Comments »

OK, as promised, here’s my recipe for the beetroot I pickled mid summer - grown in my organic vegetable garden.

Pickled Beetroot
Ingredients
Up to 2kg fresh beetroot
1½ litres vinegar - either malt vinegar or wine vinegar, depending on what you prefer
1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds
1 tablespoon whole peppercorns
About 10 whole cloves
1 dried bay leaf
250g Sugar (optional)
Method

Chop […]

Filed under: Recipes, vegetables on June 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

Beetroot seems to be a bit of an old fashioned vegetable to grow in the organic veggie garden. But I think it’s got a bit of a bad rap! Maybe it’s because we’ve all got so used to the convenience of picking up a tin of beetroot at the supermarket (that has a vast amount […]

Filed under: vegetables on June 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

Well, it’s been quite some time since I’ve posted…. that’s because my computer decided to have a bit of a holiday. It was in the shop being repaired for a couple of weeks. Then I had a huge amount of email to go through, which I’m starting to get through now. So if you’re […]

Filed under: vegetables on June 6th, 2008 | No Comments »