The trick to easily made composts is to have all the ingredients on hand, the bins close by the vegie patch and a hose near by. Easy peasy! 2 types of compost bin A couple of pallets slid over stakes do the job perfectly. Air is super important for a healthy compost, that’s why black […]
How to Prune Cucumbers + Melons
By | LastUpdated December 1, 2023
For best health, plus the joy of a small footprint, grow vining small fruit cucurbits (melons, cucumbers, small squash) up strings or frames rather than along the ground. Pruning them as single leaders, as per tomatoes, makes for an easy life – easy to pick, to spot pests, and to support, but best of all […]
Easy Peasy Compost
By | LastUpdated March 28, 2024
Homemade compost is the very best fertility for your vegie garden because its alive, minerally rich and stable. Your plants reflect this by growing steadily + strongly, and the reduction in pests and disease is quite something. Homemade looks and smells nothing like bought – it really is far superior. And though it sounds like […]
How to Prune Tomatoes, Peppers + Aubergines
By | LastUpdated December 1, 2023
A single leader tomato is a very fine thing. Easy to support. Easy to pick. Easy to spot pests. Easy to spray. But most important of all in my high rainfall not reliably hot climate – plenty of airflow and sun for best health + ripening. A single leader best suits tomatoes grown up strings […]
Easy-as Alternatives to Weed Spray
By | LastUpdated November 6, 2023
Weeds are, on the whole, not that tricky. Sure there’s a select few that are dynamite, but that’s to be expected given that we live in one of the weediest places on earth. Find my ideas for the really tricky weeds, at the bottom of the page. Today I’m sharing my top 4 weed management […]
How to Grow Green Beans + Shell-out Beans
By | LastUpdated November 1, 2023
Beans have a bad rap. I mean who lists beans as their fav crop?! People who grow their own, thats who! Fresh picked is the only way to go, and there are so many awesome varieties to try. And then theres dried beans, or shellouts. Homegrown are worlds apart – so creamy and good, you’ll […]
