Organic Gardening Tips

Seed raising for beginners

Seed raising for beginners

Nicki Mckay

Save yourself a stack of money by raising your own veggies for your vegetable garden from seed. Here are my quick tips to help you succeed growing from seed. I...

Seed raising for beginners

Nicki Mckay

Save yourself a stack of money by raising your own veggies for your vegetable garden from seed. Here are my quick tips to help you succeed growing from seed. I...

Managing Powdery Mildew in the subtropics

Managing Powdery Mildew

Nicki Mckay

Powdery mildew can be devastating to many crops and it is highly infectious so can spread quickly in your garden if you don’t get control of it. It’s not a...

Managing Powdery Mildew

Nicki Mckay

Powdery mildew can be devastating to many crops and it is highly infectious so can spread quickly in your garden if you don’t get control of it. It’s not a...

Square Foot Gardening in Australia

Square foot gardening in Australia

Nicki Mckay

Square foot gardening is an intensive gardening technique very popular in the US and UK. The technique was first introduced by Mel Bartholomew. The basic concept is breaking your garden...

Square foot gardening in Australia

Nicki Mckay

Square foot gardening is an intensive gardening technique very popular in the US and UK. The technique was first introduced by Mel Bartholomew. The basic concept is breaking your garden...

How to stop tree roots in your vegetable garden

Tree roots invading your vegetable garden?

Nicki Mckay

When we first moved to our block here, I thought long and hard about the positioning of our garden. I was considering sunlight in the varying seasons, wind protection as...

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Tree roots invading your vegetable garden?

Nicki Mckay

When we first moved to our block here, I thought long and hard about the positioning of our garden. I was considering sunlight in the varying seasons, wind protection as...

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What is a no dig garden bed

No Dig Garden Beds

Nicki Mckay

Back in July 2021 our garden was featured in the gardening australia magazine. When the interviewer asked me what was my favourite gardening method - we do a lot here...

No Dig Garden Beds

Nicki Mckay

Back in July 2021 our garden was featured in the gardening australia magazine. When the interviewer asked me what was my favourite gardening method - we do a lot here...

Best manure for your veggie patch

What's the best manure for your vegetable garden

Nicki Mckay

What manure is best for your vegetable garden is a common question. And the answer is, it really depends. What does your soil need? What plants do you have growing?...

What's the best manure for your vegetable garden

Nicki Mckay

What manure is best for your vegetable garden is a common question. And the answer is, it really depends. What does your soil need? What plants do you have growing?...

How much sunshine does your veggie patch need

How much sunlight does your veggie patch need?

Nicki Mckay

All plants need sunlight to produce energy for growth. But some plants need more of it than others to thrive. So how much sunlight does your veggie patch need? Most...

How much sunlight does your veggie patch need?

Nicki Mckay

All plants need sunlight to produce energy for growth. But some plants need more of it than others to thrive. So how much sunlight does your veggie patch need? Most...

Featured in Gardening Australia Magazine

Find our Garden in Gardening Australia Magazine

Nicki Mckay

I am super excited to share that our garden has been featured in the latest issue of Gardening Australia Magazine. As my husband says, this one's for the pool room...

Find our Garden in Gardening Australia Magazine

Nicki Mckay

I am super excited to share that our garden has been featured in the latest issue of Gardening Australia Magazine. As my husband says, this one's for the pool room...

Tips for growing Broccoli in the Subtropics

Tips for growing Broccoli in the Subtropics

Nicki Mckay

One of our favourite home grown veggies is broccoli. There is just something about freshly picked broccoli that you can’t beat. Broccoli can be tricky to grow in the subtropics...

Tips for growing Broccoli in the Subtropics

Nicki Mckay

One of our favourite home grown veggies is broccoli. There is just something about freshly picked broccoli that you can’t beat. Broccoli can be tricky to grow in the subtropics...

Hydroponics vs Aquaponics

The difference between hydroponics and aquaponics?

Nicki Mckay

Hydroponics and aquaponics are based on the same principals, they both grow food in an inert media using water. Listen to this on our Love of Dirt Podcast The main...

The difference between hydroponics and aquaponics?

Nicki Mckay

Hydroponics and aquaponics are based on the same principals, they both grow food in an inert media using water. Listen to this on our Love of Dirt Podcast The main...

How to get rid of fungus gnats

How to get rid of those annoying flying bugs in...

Nicki Mckay

Do you have a problem with little flies hovering around your indoor plants or even your kitchen compost caddy? Often people refer to these little monsters as fruit flies, but...

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How to get rid of those annoying flying bugs in...

Nicki Mckay

Do you have a problem with little flies hovering around your indoor plants or even your kitchen compost caddy? Often people refer to these little monsters as fruit flies, but...

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Can you compost Dog and Cat Poo

Can you compost dog and cat poo?

Nicki Mckay

I often get asked whether cat or dog poo can be placed in the compost bin. The short answer is yes. With a big fat caveat. You don’t want it...

Can you compost dog and cat poo?

Nicki Mckay

I often get asked whether cat or dog poo can be placed in the compost bin. The short answer is yes. With a big fat caveat. You don’t want it...

Tips for growing onions in the subtropics

Tips for growing onions in the subtropics

Nicki Mckay

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

Nicki Mckay

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

Tips for creating an organic vegan garden

Nicki Mckay

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

Nicki Mckay

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...

Veggie Patch Jobs April

What to do in the Veggie Patch in April

Nicki Mckay

It's not until late April that we actually feel like things start to cool down and it actually starts to feel like Autumn. Sweet Potato Harvest We always wait for...

What to do in the Veggie Patch in April

Nicki Mckay

It's not until late April that we actually feel like things start to cool down and it actually starts to feel like Autumn. Sweet Potato Harvest We always wait for...

Tips for growing perfect Carrots

Tips for Growing Perfect Carrots

Nicki Mckay

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

Nicki Mckay

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...