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 »