Organic Gardening Tips

A hedge of sunflowers

A hedge of Sunflowers

Nicki Mckay

Our house is oddly positioned to the street frontage. Our front door is actually on the side of the house but there is a sliding glass door at the front...

A hedge of Sunflowers

Nicki Mckay

Our house is oddly positioned to the street frontage. Our front door is actually on the side of the house but there is a sliding glass door at the front...

Milkwood Book

Gifts for Garden Lovers

Nicki Mckay

Looking for some inspiration for that garden loving person in your life? Here are some cool ideas for you (not sponsored - just cool things I've found and want myself)....

Gifts for Garden Lovers

Nicki Mckay

Looking for some inspiration for that garden loving person in your life? Here are some cool ideas for you (not sponsored - just cool things I've found and want myself)....

Brazilian Spinach

Spinach alternatives for sub tropical growers

Nicki Mckay

Who doesn't love a salad full to the brim with baby spinach leaves... maybe my toddler, oh and spinach is probably the only thing my beagle wont eat too.. but...

Spinach alternatives for sub tropical growers

Nicki Mckay

Who doesn't love a salad full to the brim with baby spinach leaves... maybe my toddler, oh and spinach is probably the only thing my beagle wont eat too.. but...

Tomato fruit rotting at the bottom

Tomatoes rotting at their ends? Could be blosso...

Nicki Mckay

Ever find your tomatoes are growing but seem to be rotting from the bottom up. If it's not fruit fly, you might have a case of blossom end rot. The...

Tomatoes rotting at their ends? Could be blosso...

Nicki Mckay

Ever find your tomatoes are growing but seem to be rotting from the bottom up. If it's not fruit fly, you might have a case of blossom end rot. The...

bean teepee

We're building/growing a bean teepee!

Nicki Mckay

As you know I am a big believer of getting the kids in the garden, so what better way to do so is to create their own little cubby house!...

We're building/growing a bean teepee!

Nicki Mckay

As you know I am a big believer of getting the kids in the garden, so what better way to do so is to create their own little cubby house!...

African Blue Basil

Growing African Blue Basil

Nicki Mckay

If you love eating basil all year round and want a beautiful edible plant that will bring the bees to your garden then without a doubt you have to get...

Growing African Blue Basil

Nicki Mckay

If you love eating basil all year round and want a beautiful edible plant that will bring the bees to your garden then without a doubt you have to get...

Bringing bees to your garden

Plants that the bees will love

Nicki Mckay

Living in the inner city suburbs I always struggled to see bees around. I did try to find advice from other websites but found that the information provided was only...

Plants that the bees will love

Nicki Mckay

Living in the inner city suburbs I always struggled to see bees around. I did try to find advice from other websites but found that the information provided was only...

Butternut Pumpkin Seeds

Getting your kids into the garden

Nicki Mckay

I kind of liken parenting to gardening, in the sense that it teaches you patience. Just like you need to patient with a flower about to bloom or a plant...

Getting your kids into the garden

Nicki Mckay

I kind of liken parenting to gardening, in the sense that it teaches you patience. Just like you need to patient with a flower about to bloom or a plant...

Eco Pot Maker with who gives a crap

Zero waste plant propagation

Nicki Mckay

With the recent move it became apparent how many seedling pots I actually use! I am not proud of the fact that most ended up in landfill, and moving forward...

Zero waste plant propagation

Nicki Mckay

With the recent move it became apparent how many seedling pots I actually use! I am not proud of the fact that most ended up in landfill, and moving forward...

Honey & Soy - Our new hybrid Chickens

New Chickens and why we went for hybrids

Nicki Mckay

This week we welcomed our new girls to the run. Say hello to Honey & Soy - our new hybrid layer Lohmann Brown and Australorp. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQ5SN4lJDK/?taken-by=loveofdirt After almost 18 months...

New Chickens and why we went for hybrids

Nicki Mckay

This week we welcomed our new girls to the run. Say hello to Honey & Soy - our new hybrid layer Lohmann Brown and Australorp. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQ5SN4lJDK/?taken-by=loveofdirt After almost 18 months...

Spidermite on Pineapple Sage

How to control Spidermite

Nicki Mckay

Have you ever just looked at your plants and think, hmm somethings not right, it's not looking the greatest. It's looking a little insipid, not it's usual sparky green self....

How to control Spidermite

Nicki Mckay

Have you ever just looked at your plants and think, hmm somethings not right, it's not looking the greatest. It's looking a little insipid, not it's usual sparky green self....

New garden plans

New garden plans

Nicki Mckay

If you have signed up to my mailing list you will have heard that we finally are no longer renting as we purchased a house - hooray! Things have been...

New garden plans

Nicki Mckay

If you have signed up to my mailing list you will have heard that we finally are no longer renting as we purchased a house - hooray! Things have been...

Growing Loofah

How to Grow Loofah (Luffa)

Nicki Mckay

If your mind is blown by the fact loofahs are not actually sea sponges then this is the plant to grow! We’ve found that this plant thrives in a sub-tropical...

How to Grow Loofah (Luffa)

Nicki Mckay

If your mind is blown by the fact loofahs are not actually sea sponges then this is the plant to grow! We’ve found that this plant thrives in a sub-tropical...

who to stop possums eating your garden

How to stop possums from eating plants

Nicki Mckay

When I first put my garden in I was so excited, finally I can grow my own food in the city! For those who have black thumbs, I can't really...

How to stop possums from eating plants

Nicki Mckay

When I first put my garden in I was so excited, finally I can grow my own food in the city! For those who have black thumbs, I can't really...

How much we saved by growing our own

How much I saved by growing my own - January 2018

Nicki Mckay

Each month I report on how much money we’re saving by growing our own organic produce. You can read about our previous months here. Why am I doing this? Well...

How much I saved by growing my own - January 2018

Nicki Mckay

Each month I report on how much money we’re saving by growing our own organic produce. You can read about our previous months here. Why am I doing this? Well...

Aquaponics Barramundi

Upgrading our Aquaponics System

Nicki Mckay

With our Barramundi growing really well it has meant that the output (aka poo) has been quite high and our DIY chop and flip aquaponic system was not keeping up...

Upgrading our Aquaponics System

Nicki Mckay

With our Barramundi growing really well it has meant that the output (aka poo) has been quite high and our DIY chop and flip aquaponic system was not keeping up...