Tag: organic
Why You Need Wicking Beds In Your Garden
Wicking beds are a water saving eatable garden design and they are designed to be used as an efficient way to use water in your garden. The method that a wicking bed uses is to wick or draw water naturally as the soil becomes dryer, from the water reservoir. A water molecule is like a […]
Good Bugs and Bad Bugs In Your Garden
A bug’s life cycle is pretty simple. There are 4 stages to a bug’s life. The egg stage is the first, larvae is the stage of feeding on your garden this is where you notice holes in your foliage. Pupa stage changes them the most and adult bugs lay eggs on the underside of leaves. […]
Why Choose No-Dig Gardens
Why choose no-dig gardens you might ask, no-dig gardens are mimicking the way nature does all her gardening, it is the most efficient, organic and natural way to garden. A no-dig garden created on top of the ground is going to benefit the soil greatly. Digging up layers of soil is more stressful on the […]
The Wonderful Life of Honey Bees
I love honey bees, and I could sit in my garden all day watching the honey bees going about their business. Pollinating the flowers and collecting nectar to take back to their hives to turn into honey. Honey Bees are just such a cool insect and deserve a lot of respect. Australia has the healthiest […]
The Why’s Of A Sensory Garden
When I’m out in my garden all my senses are enjoying themselves. I’m enjoying the sight and smell of the flowers the touch of the tree barks the sound of insects and the taste of all the edibles in my garden. And it’s all basking in the sunlight that filters through the tree tops swaying […]
Pictures of Backyard Chicken Breeds
This is pictures of backyard chicken breeds. They are all quirky in their own way. Love what you grow, and enjoy.
The Coneflower Echinacea for Winter Health
Since I have been on a journey to develop this website, I have learnt a lot of interesting things about nature. And here is another something that I learnt. Did you know that the coneflower is actually the plant that Echinacea comes from? I learnt that about 3 days ago. How did I not know […]
All sorts of Alliums
This popular herb is of the onion family and it has a beautiful flavour. Alliums also have marvelous health-giving properties. Pyramid builders and Roman soldiers on long marches were fed on a daily ration of garlic. Whose powers apparently extended to protection from black magic. There are over 700 species of alliums in the world. […]
Where have all the insects gone?
Its a good question. Where have all the insects gone? If you’re a gardener you would love the humble insect. Because there are so many beneficial insects such as hoverflies, bees, ladybird beetles, dragonflies and the list goes on. Nature depends upon 900,000 different types of invertebrates in order to function. Different kinds of insects […]