Organic Gardening Tips
Rosella (Roselle) Recipes
Rosellas are definitely be a firm favourite around here. Not only are they stunning plants, they are prolific producers without a great deal of input from us. We actually didn't even...
Rosella (Roselle) Recipes
Rosellas are definitely be a firm favourite around here. Not only are they stunning plants, they are prolific producers without a great deal of input from us. We actually didn't even...
Pear & Rosella Fruit Leather
If you're sick of jam, cordial and syrup and want another way to make use of a big rosella harvest, that the kids will love, how about trying a fruit...
Pear & Rosella Fruit Leather
If you're sick of jam, cordial and syrup and want another way to make use of a big rosella harvest, that the kids will love, how about trying a fruit...
Interview - Sarah Heath, Basilea Living Herbs
In this episode I chat with Second generation herb grower Sarah Heath. Sarah relocated Basilea Living Herb Farm to her property in 2013; while raising her young family Sarah has...
Interview - Sarah Heath, Basilea Living Herbs
In this episode I chat with Second generation herb grower Sarah Heath. Sarah relocated Basilea Living Herb Farm to her property in 2013; while raising her young family Sarah has...
April in our Subtropical Veggie Patch
April 2020. Still in isolation. Thankfully the garden is keeping me sane. What was growing Front yard – Mandala Our Garlic is kicking along quite well. Aside from the disturbance...
April in our Subtropical Veggie Patch
April 2020. Still in isolation. Thankfully the garden is keeping me sane. What was growing Front yard – Mandala Our Garlic is kicking along quite well. Aside from the disturbance...
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...
18 months after we first started our Edible Garden
Finally after years of procrastination we have got our gardening YouTube Channel up and running 'officially'. Kicking off with the first episode (technically it started with pineapples and a sleeping...
18 months after we first started our Edible Garden
Finally after years of procrastination we have got our gardening YouTube Channel up and running 'officially'. Kicking off with the first episode (technically it started with pineapples and a sleeping...
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....
Interview - Heidi Merika, Boosting your immunit...
We're back for a new season of the Podcast in 2020. This season will be full of amazing interviews from people I admire. In this episode I chat with Heidi...
Interview - Heidi Merika, Boosting your immunit...
We're back for a new season of the Podcast in 2020. This season will be full of amazing interviews from people I admire. In this episode I chat with Heidi...
March in our Subtropical Patch
March of 2020. Weird. Crazy. We've been in self isolation for most of the month, the idea of one of our young kids getting coronavirus and being taken away without...
March in our Subtropical Patch
March of 2020. Weird. Crazy. We've been in self isolation for most of the month, the idea of one of our young kids getting coronavirus and being taken away without...
Quick things to grow in a crisis
Whilst people have gone mental hoarding toilet paper (which I am so confused about by the way) I am focusing on the easy wins for the veggie patch, and hoarding...
Quick things to grow in a crisis
Whilst people have gone mental hoarding toilet paper (which I am so confused about by the way) I am focusing on the easy wins for the veggie patch, and hoarding...
February in our Subtropical Patch
February was pretty mild for us this year, but it didn't come without its challenges. We've had plenty of rain which has been amazing, but I am glad to see...
February in our Subtropical Patch
February was pretty mild for us this year, but it didn't come without its challenges. We've had plenty of rain which has been amazing, but I am glad to see...
How to make natural pink food colouring using b...
The end of last winter/early Spring I was up to my eye balls in beetroot, which isn't really a problem as my kids LOVE them (as long as they are...
How to make natural pink food colouring using b...
The end of last winter/early Spring I was up to my eye balls in beetroot, which isn't really a problem as my kids LOVE them (as long as they are...
Planning your Veggie Patch
Do you plan what you're going to plant in your veggie patch each season? Or are you the type that just shoves things in, crosses your fingers and hopes for...
Planning your Veggie Patch
Do you plan what you're going to plant in your veggie patch each season? Or are you the type that just shoves things in, crosses your fingers and hopes for...
January in our Subtropical Veggie Patch
I haven't done an update post in a little while and I am hoping in the coming weeks (let's be real, months) that I'll convert these to YouTube Videos. So...
January in our Subtropical Veggie Patch
I haven't done an update post in a little while and I am hoping in the coming weeks (let's be real, months) that I'll convert these to YouTube Videos. So...
How we compost in the suburbs
If you've been following me for a while you may have read this article about how we compost in the city. Now we've moved further out to a bigger block...
How we compost in the suburbs
If you've been following me for a while you may have read this article about how we compost in the city. Now we've moved further out to a bigger block...