Organic Gardening Tips

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...

February Harvest

February in my city farm - Garden Share Collective

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...

February in my city farm - Garden Share Collective

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...

Inside the worm tower - before the move in

How I compost in the City

Nicki Mckay

So living inner city space is pretty limited, we also rent so setting up the structure of a traditional three section compost garden doesn't really work for us, plus there...

How I compost in the City

Nicki Mckay

So living inner city space is pretty limited, we also rent so setting up the structure of a traditional three section compost garden doesn't really work for us, plus there...

Sunflower evolution

A celebration of sunflowers

Nicki Mckay

If you've been following me on instagram you will have seen my overly excited posts about my sunflowers. Until this year I have never had success growing them, and this...

A celebration of sunflowers

Nicki Mckay

If you've been following me on instagram you will have seen my overly excited posts about my sunflowers. Until this year I have never had success growing them, and this...

Top left my attempt to 'save' my lettuce from scorching heat

Why I hate my veggie patch in the Summer

Nicki Mckay

How would you describe summer in beautiful Queensland? I am sure cold beers and fun times probably come to mind. Well, I'll happily have a beer and give my veggie...

Why I hate my veggie patch in the Summer

Nicki Mckay

How would you describe summer in beautiful Queensland? I am sure cold beers and fun times probably come to mind. Well, I'll happily have a beer and give my veggie...

doreen's tomato onion relish

Doreen's Tomato & Onion Relish Recipe

Nicki Mckay

So for our wedding favours we wanted to share some family recipes. The easy part was scoring the recipes from the Murray side (my side not so easy). This one...

Doreen's Tomato & Onion Relish Recipe

Nicki Mckay

So for our wedding favours we wanted to share some family recipes. The easy part was scoring the recipes from the Murray side (my side not so easy). This one...

Onion harvest!

January in my city farm - Garden Share Collective

Nicki Mckay

So I've recently joined the Garden Share Collective and this is my first post. The Garden Share Collective is a group of bloggers who share their vegetable patches, container gardens...

January in my city farm - Garden Share Collective

Nicki Mckay

So I've recently joined the Garden Share Collective and this is my first post. The Garden Share Collective is a group of bloggers who share their vegetable patches, container gardens...

Chicken Envy - renting + chickens

Chicken Envy

Nicki Mckay

Our house sits on the side of a hill, which basically gives use a pretty 'nice' view into our surrounding neighbours backyards. Particularly around this time of year as the...

Chicken Envy

Nicki Mckay

Our house sits on the side of a hill, which basically gives use a pretty 'nice' view into our surrounding neighbours backyards. Particularly around this time of year as the...

What to plant in the vegetable garden october

What Vegetables to Plant in October

Nicki Mckay

Wow already well into Spring, how this year is moving by. Spring time in south east queensland is my favourite season in the vegetable patch, everything grows so well and...

What Vegetables to Plant in October

Nicki Mckay

Wow already well into Spring, how this year is moving by. Spring time in south east queensland is my favourite season in the vegetable patch, everything grows so well and...

DIY Moss Ball

How to make a Kokedama (aka Hanging Moss Ball)

Nicki Mckay

A Kokedama is a really cool Japanese garden method that uses moss as container for the plant and is bound by string. Traditionally used with bonsai, you can actually use...

How to make a Kokedama (aka Hanging Moss Ball)

Nicki Mckay

A Kokedama is a really cool Japanese garden method that uses moss as container for the plant and is bound by string. Traditionally used with bonsai, you can actually use...

Confessions of An indoor Plant Killer

Confessions of an Indoor Plant Killer

Nicki Mckay

OK time to come clean, I love love love having our home filled with indoor plants, but I truly do I suck at keeping them alive. I will usually buy...

Confessions of an Indoor Plant Killer

Nicki Mckay

OK time to come clean, I love love love having our home filled with indoor plants, but I truly do I suck at keeping them alive. I will usually buy...

Upcycled Coconuts

Upcycled Coconuts! Simple DIY Hanging Pots

Nicki Mckay

So I was emptying my compost bin into the garden and it turns out that coconuts for my green smoothies don't really break down very fast. I love a compost...

Upcycled Coconuts! Simple DIY Hanging Pots

Nicki Mckay

So I was emptying my compost bin into the garden and it turns out that coconuts for my green smoothies don't really break down very fast. I love a compost...

Lebanese Cucumbers

Growing Cucumbers!

Nicki Mckay

So my friend was asking me the other day about Cucumbers, so thought I'd write a quick post. Keeping in mind, my suggestions are for small gardens and saving space,...

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Growing Cucumbers!

Nicki Mckay

So my friend was asking me the other day about Cucumbers, so thought I'd write a quick post. Keeping in mind, my suggestions are for small gardens and saving space,...

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What to plant in september kitchen garden

What to Plant in the Veggie Patch in September

Nicki Mckay

I love Spring time, it's my favourite and most productive time of year in the garden. Everything just grows, it's not too hot, the bugs haven't arrived in hoards and...

What to Plant in the Veggie Patch in September

Nicki Mckay

I love Spring time, it's my favourite and most productive time of year in the garden. Everything just grows, it's not too hot, the bugs haven't arrived in hoards and...

Jade Perch - Aquaponics Fish

Vegetable Garden update : The last hurrah for s...

Nicki Mckay

So it kind of hit me for the last 6 weeks we're actually in Autumn! I've been posting under late summer, it still feels like summer (as I sit here...

Vegetable Garden update : The last hurrah for s...

Nicki Mckay

So it kind of hit me for the last 6 weeks we're actually in Autumn! I've been posting under late summer, it still feels like summer (as I sit here...