Organic Gardening Tips

Spring Garden Planning

Spring Garden Planning

Nicki Mckay

This year I am finally organised with my spring planning in our vegetable patch. My seeds are ordered and hopefully, the beds are prepped and we're ready for an abundant...

Spring Garden Planning

Nicki Mckay

This year I am finally organised with my spring planning in our vegetable patch. My seeds are ordered and hopefully, the beds are prepped and we're ready for an abundant...

Seed Collections AKA Hoarding

Seed Hoarders Dilemna

Nicki Mckay

Hands up if you're a seed hoarder? I don't have an obsession with shoes or handbags. Seeds are my weakness. I sent my husband a message to see if it...

Seed Hoarders Dilemna

Nicki Mckay

Hands up if you're a seed hoarder? I don't have an obsession with shoes or handbags. Seeds are my weakness. I sent my husband a message to see if it...

Our Awesome Chicken Coop

Our awesome Chicken Coop

Nicki Mckay

I shared my Chicken Coop pics on instagram but I thought I'd write a post with a series of images because we're super happy with the end result. If you've...

Our awesome Chicken Coop

Nicki Mckay

I shared my Chicken Coop pics on instagram but I thought I'd write a post with a series of images because we're super happy with the end result. If you've...

turmeric harvest

How to make ground Turmeric

Nicki Mckay

In our climate Turmeric is one of those things that I dropped in the ground and with little love or maintenance it just seemed to grow like a weed. When...

How to make ground Turmeric

Nicki Mckay

In our climate Turmeric is one of those things that I dropped in the ground and with little love or maintenance it just seemed to grow like a weed. When...

Love of Dirt Autumn Planning

Autumn Garden Planning

Nicki Mckay

I know I am a little bit late on this one, but we're now in the middle of Autumn and it finally feels like summer is over. The past summer...

Autumn Garden Planning

Nicki Mckay

I know I am a little bit late on this one, but we're now in the middle of Autumn and it finally feels like summer is over. The past summer...

Vege Gardens and renting

Garden Goodbyes when you're living in a rental

Nicki Mckay

Around two and a half years ago my husband offered to move my soil from my gardens from our old rental property to our new rental property. I had worked...

Garden Goodbyes when you're living in a rental

Nicki Mckay

Around two and a half years ago my husband offered to move my soil from my gardens from our old rental property to our new rental property. I had worked...

Excess Chillis

What to do with a Chilli Overload!!

Nicki Mckay

After 3 years of having one tiny thai birdseye chilli this year I decided to go nuts on the chilli front and plant 4 plants. We always seem to eat...

What to do with a Chilli Overload!!

Nicki Mckay

After 3 years of having one tiny thai birdseye chilli this year I decided to go nuts on the chilli front and plant 4 plants. We always seem to eat...

Homemade Harissa

Homemade Harissa

Nicki Mckay

At the moment we have an abundance of Chillis, it's pretty much the only thing that is growing for us over the super hot months. I purposely planted more plants...

Homemade Harissa

Nicki Mckay

At the moment we have an abundance of Chillis, it's pretty much the only thing that is growing for us over the super hot months. I purposely planted more plants...

conscious consumerism

3 things I am doing to become a conscious consumer

Nicki Mckay

Lately I've felt a huge pull towards really understanding where things come from and where they go to when we've finished with them. It's caused me to start devouring various...

3 things I am doing to become a conscious consumer

Nicki Mckay

Lately I've felt a huge pull towards really understanding where things come from and where they go to when we've finished with them. It's caused me to start devouring various...

How to deal with chilli burn

How to stop your skin burning after handling ch...

Nicki Mckay

So recently I made Harissa and the recipe I was loosely following said 'wear gloves' to deseed the chillis. Me, being me, thought, OK I've never had a reaction to...

How to stop your skin burning after handling ch...

Nicki Mckay

So recently I made Harissa and the recipe I was loosely following said 'wear gloves' to deseed the chillis. Me, being me, thought, OK I've never had a reaction to...

Planting seeds by the Moon

Planting seeds by the Moon

Nicki Mckay

So lately I've been devouring all I can find on planting by the moon. I am not sure if it's woo woo nonsense or if it makes logical sense, but...

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Planting seeds by the Moon

Nicki Mckay

So lately I've been devouring all I can find on planting by the moon. I am not sure if it's woo woo nonsense or if it makes logical sense, but...

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Red cabbage seeds popping out

April in my sub-tropical City Farm

Nicki Mckay

March was not overly kind, we've still experienced cracker 30+ days and drenching rain (5 inches over night in one instance), but the slightly cooler nights has definitely meant a...

April in my sub-tropical City Farm

Nicki Mckay

March was not overly kind, we've still experienced cracker 30+ days and drenching rain (5 inches over night in one instance), but the slightly cooler nights has definitely meant a...

What I am planting in my Veggie Patch - April Sub-Tropical Climate

What I am planting in my Veggie Patch - April S...

Nicki Mckay

So Autumn is one of my favourite seasons, not only because my birthday is in Autumn, but because I can actually start getting stuck into my garden again. In the...

What I am planting in my Veggie Patch - April S...

Nicki Mckay

So Autumn is one of my favourite seasons, not only because my birthday is in Autumn, but because I can actually start getting stuck into my garden again. In the...

DIY Upcycled Wicking Bed Pot

DIY Upcycled Wicking Bed Pot

Nicki Mckay

I've been thinking about making a wicking bed for a while now because I am lazy and sick of watering all of my pots on the balcony. We don't have...

DIY Upcycled Wicking Bed Pot

Nicki Mckay

I've been thinking about making a wicking bed for a while now because I am lazy and sick of watering all of my pots on the balcony. We don't have...

How to grow your own wheatgrass for green juices

How to grow your own wheatgrass for green juices

Nicki Mckay

If you're a total newbie when it comes to growing your own food, then the best way to start is with sprouts. Wheatgrass sprouts have to be the easiest to...

How to grow your own wheatgrass for green juices

Nicki Mckay

If you're a total newbie when it comes to growing your own food, then the best way to start is with sprouts. Wheatgrass sprouts have to be the easiest to...

Jade Perch aquaponics

March in my City Farm

Nicki Mckay

This blog is part of the Garden Share Collective. The Garden Share Collective is a group of bloggers who share their vegetable patches, container gardens and the herbs they grow...

March in my City Farm

Nicki Mckay

This blog is part of the Garden Share Collective. The Garden Share Collective is a group of bloggers who share their vegetable patches, container gardens and the herbs they grow...