Organic Gardening Tips
Growing Common Mint
Some people will tell you that mint is possibly the easiest thing to grow, but to be honest I have struggled with it in my sub-tropical climate. Over the last...
Growing Common Mint
Some people will tell you that mint is possibly the easiest thing to grow, but to be honest I have struggled with it in my sub-tropical climate. Over the last...
Growing Pineapples (in pots)
If anything, growing your own food definitely teaches you patience. Nothing teaches you patience more so than the pineapple. Commercial farming generally turns around pineapples in 9 months, but if...
Growing Pineapples (in pots)
If anything, growing your own food definitely teaches you patience. Nothing teaches you patience more so than the pineapple. Commercial farming generally turns around pineapples in 9 months, but if...
How much I saved by growing my own - August 2017
Broccoli growing in our Aquaponics Each month I'll be reporting on how much money we're saving by growing our own organic produce, you'll be able to find all our monthly...
How much I saved by growing my own - August 2017
Broccoli growing in our Aquaponics Each month I'll be reporting on how much money we're saving by growing our own organic produce, you'll be able to find all our monthly...
Winter Garden Update: August 17
I am starting up a monthly post about the progress of our gardens so I can look back and see how far we've come. I haven't done this since we've...
Winter Garden Update: August 17
I am starting up a monthly post about the progress of our gardens so I can look back and see how far we've come. I haven't done this since we've...
Help! My compost stinks
A lot of people don't compost because they think it is stinky. But the thing is, if your compost stinks, you're doing it wrong. Here are 3 things to check...
Help! My compost stinks
A lot of people don't compost because they think it is stinky. But the thing is, if your compost stinks, you're doing it wrong. Here are 3 things to check...
Spring Garden Planning
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
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 Hoarders Dilemna
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
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
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
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...
How to make ground Turmeric
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
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...
Autumn Garden Planning
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
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...
Garden Goodbyes when you're living in a rental
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
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...
What to do with a Chilli Overload!!
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!!
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
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
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...
3 things I am doing to become a conscious consumer
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
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 stop your skin burning after handling ch...
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...
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
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...
Planting seeds by the Moon
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...