Organic Food Gardens’ Blog
The main focus for our blog is to pass on information and tips about growing food using Permaculture methods, to help vegetable garden owners take responsibility for their garden and their own backyards allowing them to supplement their diet with real whole foods grown by themselves in a fully supported and natural way.
Companion Planting
Companion Planting Companion planting is growing vegetables, flowers and herbs together to create a healthy garden. Companion planting can provide nutrients to the soil. Colourful flowers attract pollinators and beneficial insects to the garden. Bees and insects that...
Raised vegetable gardens and wicking beds
Raised vegetable gardens Raised vegetable gardens can be made to a height of 1 metre to 1.5 metres usually to waist height. These raised beds allow gardeners to work at a comfortable height without having to bend over and work at ground level. They can be made...
Gardening in small spaces
Gardening in small spaces If you live in a unit with a balcony or a town house with a small court yard you can still grow herbs, vegies and fruit. Pots and polystyrene boxes can be used in small spaces. With a little sunshine and premium potting mix an assortment of...