We have had trouble the last few years with the local possums eating the veggies that we planted. And before this it was a bush turkey scratching everything up so he could build his lady love one fine nest. The bush turkey has finally gotten the hint that he is not welcome and moved on.… Continue reading How to possum proof a garden
In our garden at the moment we have two main crops happening (“We’re farmers!” but I think that’s a bit of an ambitious claim) – snow peas and strawberries. We have a few carrots growing and pull up a few a week “to see how they’re growing”. The strawberries are growing well, better than last… Continue reading How to get children to eat vegetables
The last six months have been a bit busy around here, without much actual gardening happening. At the moment I am on uni study week (part of the busy – I started studying again), and impatiently checking my garden to see if any of the seeds we have planted recently have sprouted. I’m not having… Continue reading Catching up
I’ve been trying to work out what to do with all the weeds in my garden – I have them beat back to a minimum, but I am not sure on how to keep them down. Mulching doesn’t seem to work, putting down weed mat would stop self sowing seeds, and there’s only so much… Continue reading I hate weeds
To my surprise, our worm farm is playing a big part in the garden. Little F likes to check on the worms a few times a day, and has even learnt how to say worm so he can demand more visits. We open up the top, pull back the cover and listen to the movement… Continue reading Our worm farm
Lately we have had Rain and Weather with capital letters. Our grass which was a crispy brown that crunched under our feet is now a soft green; the basil, apple cucumber and Tropic tomato plants are zooming ahead; and the ground is so soft that weed pulling is easy. I am about to give up… Continue reading Summer storms and green grass
This is another book post, although for the littler set than the last one. Dog and Bird Water the Garden is another library read that I picked one while I was doing one of my child accompanied library trips, which means that I whizz past the shelves at the speed of a fast toddler, grabbing… Continue reading Dog and Bird Water the Garden
