Organic Gardening Tips
Tips for growing onions in the subtropics
Growing your own home grown onions will teach you patience. It can be challenging to grow them here in the subtropics, which is a double whammy when they are quite...
Tips for growing onions in the subtropics
Growing your own home grown onions will teach you patience. It can be challenging to grow them here in the subtropics, which is a double whammy when they are quite...
Tips for creating an organic vegan garden
Are you vegan but struggle to find solutions that aren't animal based for your vegan garden? Listen to the podcast For a very long time I was super confused as...
Tips for creating an organic vegan garden
Are you vegan but struggle to find solutions that aren't animal based for your vegan garden? Listen to the podcast For a very long time I was super confused as...
Tips for Growing Perfect Carrots
Carrots can be one of those tricky crops to grow, which can be frustrating considering they are dirt cheap in the supermarket. However, nothing beats a home grown carrot, especially...
Tips for Growing Perfect Carrots
Carrots can be one of those tricky crops to grow, which can be frustrating considering they are dirt cheap in the supermarket. However, nothing beats a home grown carrot, especially...
How we practice companion planting
The idea of companion planting is a broad term used to describe a method of grouping plants together for mutual benefits, whether it is for pest preventing or growth. And...
How we practice companion planting
The idea of companion planting is a broad term used to describe a method of grouping plants together for mutual benefits, whether it is for pest preventing or growth. And...
Growing Cauliflower in the Subtropics
Cauliflower is one of my favourite vegetables to eat and grow. The cauliflower growing season is very short in the Subtropics so having a successful crop of cauliflower hinges on...
Growing Cauliflower in the Subtropics
Cauliflower is one of my favourite vegetables to eat and grow. The cauliflower growing season is very short in the Subtropics so having a successful crop of cauliflower hinges on...
Do you need to thin beetroot seedlings?
I’ve always been one to thin my vegetable seedlings, beetroot included. I have found over the years that plants do better if they're not competing with resources (sun, water, nutrients)....
Do you need to thin beetroot seedlings?
I’ve always been one to thin my vegetable seedlings, beetroot included. I have found over the years that plants do better if they're not competing with resources (sun, water, nutrients)....
How to grow your own microgreens
If you want an endless supply of greens the simplest thing to do is grow micro greens. From planting to harvest you’re looking at anywhere between 2-4 weeks. Microgreens are...
How to grow your own microgreens
If you want an endless supply of greens the simplest thing to do is grow micro greens. From planting to harvest you’re looking at anywhere between 2-4 weeks. Microgreens are...
What to do in the Veggie patch in January
January here in the subtropics is normally wet, hot and humid! But if you love raising things by seed it is a good time to start planning your autumn crops...
What to do in the Veggie patch in January
January here in the subtropics is normally wet, hot and humid! But if you love raising things by seed it is a good time to start planning your autumn crops...
Growing potatoes in the subtropics
We all have one plant that we fail to get going. For some it's coriander, or tomatoes. For me it's potatoes. Around 6 years ago I attempted to grow potatoes,...
Growing potatoes in the subtropics
We all have one plant that we fail to get going. For some it's coriander, or tomatoes. For me it's potatoes. Around 6 years ago I attempted to grow potatoes,...
How we deal with clay soil
The YouTube Version here Raise it up To avoid having to 'deal' with clay soil you can just build up on top. Whether it's a raised bed (see our video...
How we deal with clay soil
The YouTube Version here Raise it up To avoid having to 'deal' with clay soil you can just build up on top. Whether it's a raised bed (see our video...
Growing Turmeric
If you live in the subtropics and eat curry, you should be growing turmeric. It's another set and forget plant that grows in summer when not much else does and...
Growing Turmeric
If you live in the subtropics and eat curry, you should be growing turmeric. It's another set and forget plant that grows in summer when not much else does and...
Growing tomatoes in the Subtropics
Tomatoes can be tempermental to grow in our hot humid climate, pests and diseases thrive during the summer. After years and years of experimenting I've finally found the key to...
Growing tomatoes in the Subtropics
Tomatoes can be tempermental to grow in our hot humid climate, pests and diseases thrive during the summer. After years and years of experimenting I've finally found the key to...
Growing Rosellas
Rosella, QLD Jam Fruit, Roselle, Jamaican Sorrel, Edible Hibiscus...This plant has a few names and here in the Subtropics it's a good set and forget plant with an incredibly abundant...
Growing Rosellas
Rosella, QLD Jam Fruit, Roselle, Jamaican Sorrel, Edible Hibiscus...This plant has a few names and here in the Subtropics it's a good set and forget plant with an incredibly abundant...
Growing Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes would have to be hands down one of the easiest set and forget crops for us here in the subtropics. They are pretty resilient and hardy and grow...
Growing Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes would have to be hands down one of the easiest set and forget crops for us here in the subtropics. They are pretty resilient and hardy and grow...
Our Harvest of Mini Blue Popcorn
Traditionally we've only grown sweetcorn for the table, so this year we decided to go with a popcorn just for fun. Our first go at Popcorn was with a mini...
Our Harvest of Mini Blue Popcorn
Traditionally we've only grown sweetcorn for the table, so this year we decided to go with a popcorn just for fun. Our first go at Popcorn was with a mini...
Favourite Tomatoes to Grow
My favourite time to grow tomatoes is Autumn. Here in the subtropics we struggle with them over summer due to disease and fruit fly, so I just don't bother now....
Favourite Tomatoes to Grow
My favourite time to grow tomatoes is Autumn. Here in the subtropics we struggle with them over summer due to disease and fruit fly, so I just don't bother now....