If you’ve read a few of my posts, you’ll have already worked out that I really love herbs. I mean, they are just such wonderful and versatile plants. They have so many gorgeous scents and flavours and there’s one for just about everything that ails you. But it’s not just people that can benefit from [...]
Filed under: chickens, Herbs on July 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
If you’re new to organic gardening, you may start to panic as winter sets in and you see some of your herbs starting to dissappear! But please don’t worry too much. You see, some herbs die back during winter. The leaves may wither and die, but the bulk of the plant which is underground will [...]
Filed under: Herbs on July 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, OK – this was my second Saturday at the Barossa Farmer’s Market, but I forgot the camera last week in all the excitement. So it’s been two weekends now and I’m really enjoying the buzzing atmosphere, the delicious smell of coffee and hot breakfasts and the vast array of produce from the other stall [...]
Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on July 13th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been propagating herbs from my organic garden for the past four months or so, leading up to my first market day at the Barossa Farmer’s Market – which is this Saturday, July 5th. Here’s a photo of some of the herbs I’ll have available on a regular basis. I have grown them on in [...]
Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on July 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
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 »
If you’re growing things in your organic garden that you use regularly, you need to make sure you fertilize and water regularly so that the plant can remain vigorous. I use parsley in my kitchen all the time, so I make sure that I keep it growing fast by fertilizing once a month or so [...]
Filed under: Herbs, vegetables on May 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
There are so many mint varieties available now, that there’s bound to be one that suits everyone. Some of the most common ones include: common mint, peppermint, spearmint and apple mint. I also have chocolate mint and a variegated apple mint. There are still more varieties. But what I want to talk about is that [...]
Filed under: Herbs, Uncategorized on May 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
I just love garlic – it’s one herb that I just couldn’t do without. It’s great in the kitchen as a base for just about everything I cook. It’s fantastic in the organic garden too. A great way to reduce pests on your plants. This is the garlic I grew last season. I’m writing this [...]
Filed under: Herbs on May 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Comfrey is a wonderful herb to grow. It has multiple uses in my organic gardening “system”. Here are some of the ways I use comfrey: I use the leaves as an activator in my compost heap the chooks benefit from a few leaves being thrown into them to “self medicate” every now and then The [...]
Filed under: chickens, Herbs on April 3rd, 2008 | 2 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 »
