I don’t always keep up with compost making. There’s many a moment when I have crops ready to plant but no compost to hand. In which case, I whip around the garden and creatively rustle up some soil food, or cheats compost as I affectionately call it. It’s moment like these your handy stashes of […]
Wild + free + jamming with life
By | LastUpdated September 1, 2020
Dear Gardeners, As you gear up for your spring and summer planting here’s a phrase I’m chucking out for you to ponder – relay intercropping. Its like companion planting on steroids and will take the health of your vegie patch next level. In a nutshell, it’s plant combos of different root depths and nutrient needs […]
The Ins and Outs of Choosing Bought Compost
By | LastUpdated March 31, 2024
Compost is the heart and soul of your garden. Does it matter which compost you buy? Damn straight it does! Well made compost is all our soil needs to grow abundant crops with minimal disease. But rubbish in, rubbish out – compost made with sub-standard ingredients will wreck your soil and your crops. So too, […]
The Genius of Living Mulch
By | LastUpdated May 31, 2025
Soil that’s undercover, hums with life, and mineral exchange and immunity are high. Woodchip (for fruit trees), or hay or homemade mulch (for vegies) is fab, but underneath a living mulch of plants, groundcovers and shrubs – now you’re talking! Living mulch is trumps as far as soil health (and therefore plant health), goes. And […]
