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By: organic gardening

organic gardening — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:55:09 +0000

Some of the most popular and useful kinds of organic garden fertilizer include seaweed powder, fish emulsion and bone meal, soybean powder and rock phosphate.

By: Irene @ SmilingGardener

Irene @ SmilingGardener — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:31:19 +0000

A useful blog! I am into gardening and I think the information here is very useful for me to have a thorough understanding of my garden.

By: Bill A

Bill A — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:40:52 +0000

Hi Julie,

Found your site by accident and love it.
Added a link to it on my webpage.

I will visit often.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:41:42 +0000

thanks Pip. Yes, the Barossa is a gorgeous place to live or visit. I think many city people can still grow some of their own organic vegetables…. you just have to get a little more creative with the space you have. Even if it’s just a sunny windowsill or balcony. I’ve just been reading an ebook about growing your own food in just 8 square feet – enough to feed a family and all with just 8 hours work per year. Yes, you read right – 8 hours per year! Take a look.
As for seed sprouting; well it doesn’t get any easier than this. Take a clean jar, add a tablespoon of mung beans and soak overnight. In the morning cover the jar opening with cheesecloth or similar material and secure with a rubber band. Drain the water. Each morning half fill the jar with water, swish it round and let drain. After 3-5 days (depending on the temperature) you will have sprouts ready to use. So easy!

By: Pip

Pip — Sat, 07 May 2011 18:56:35 +0000

Forget about all those organic veggies, I love your Barossa Valley, South Australia wines. Seriously though, for all those poor city people that don’t have any space to grow veggies, you can sprout seeds. This is Baby Veggies without earth, pests & getting your hands dirty.

Can you tell the city folks about Seed Sprouting, Julie?

By: myrtle t.

myrtle t. — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:50:05 +0000

This is a wonderful, organic gardening site and thank you for sharing your success and challenges. My husband and I in Michigan are buying a house and we are very interested in solar and wind energy. Keep on doing what you do!

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:28:18 +0000

Hi Gerald,
yes I believe Florida has similar growing conditions as we do here in South Australia… pretty cool hey? Tassie’s a beautiful place, but a little on the cold side for my liking. It’s pretty cold even here in winter, so I wouldn’t want to go any colder… brrr
Nice to hear from you.

Julie

By: Gerald Landis

Gerald Landis — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:26:14 +0000

I have cousins living in Tasmania who are now
grandparents and maybe great grandparents.

My sister in Ft. Collins, Colorado keeps up with them better
than myself.

Enjoyed seeing the picture of your raised gardens.

I understand Central Florida might be similar as to
growing zones as where you reside.

Blessings, Gerald Landis, Apopka, Florida, USA

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:32:53 +0000

Hi Margaret, you need to be fairly careful when you decide to spray anything on your organic garden – even if it is an organic solution. You don’t want to be deterring beneficial insects. So it pays to learn which insects are harmful and those that are beneficial in your garden.
That being said, take a look at my web page on pest and disease control. You’ll get some useful information here: http://www.1stoporganicgardening.com/pestcontrol.htm

warm regards,
Julie

By: Margaret Colledge

Margaret Colledge — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:53:48 +0000

Hello Julie

I have just started a vege garden in the back yard. I would like to know if you have a receipe that I could make up for keeping the little bugs/moths off the tomatoes, luttuce, capsicums, brocolli etc.

I have seen one somewhere where there was garlic mentioned. Could you please advise, as I would very much appreciate your help.