by James Quealy | Sep 25, 2019 | Tasks
Peach Flowering Spring: Good time to add compost and organic fertiliser to the soil. Homemade compost is the best followed by organic chicken pellets, blood & bone with a bit of potash. Water it all in with liquid worm juice from the worm farm or seasol liquid...
by James Quealy | Mar 27, 2019 | Garden Beds, General, Tasks
Autumn is a good time to add organic matter to the soil and garden beds. Complete fertilsers Can be purchased in bags or one can make create compost from kitchen scraps, dry leaves, coffee grounds and garden clippings. Liquid FertiliserWorm farms provide worm...
by James Quealy | Dec 11, 2018 | Food to Grow, Garden Beds, No Dig Garden
Potatoes can be grown from spring to autumn. They can be grown straight into ground soil or in planter boxes. Always use good healthy soil which can be a mix of premium potting mix and compost. Seed potatoes can be purchased from garden nurseries or if the potatoes in...
by James Quealy | Nov 5, 2018 | General, Native Bees
Native stingless bees, as the name suggests,don’t sting. Australia has many types of native bees. Native bees can be encouraged into a garden by planting lots of colourful flowering plants. Like the European honey bee which we are all familiar with, bees love and are...
by James Quealy | Oct 6, 2018 | Community Gardens, Edgeworth David, Fagan Park, Garden Beds
Wicking garden beds. Wicking beds are self watering garden beds. A wicking bed has a water reservoir that sits underneath the soil your vegies grow in. To create a wicking bed you need a waterproof container or a garden bed frame that can be made waterproof. Wicking...
