by James Quealy | Mar 4, 2021 | Community Gardens, Edgeworth David, Food to Grow, Native Bees, Plants
Finger Limes Finger Limes are a native subtropical shrub that produce limes in the shape of a finger. The tree is slow growing in temperate zones. The tree has dense small green spiky leaves. The flowers appear in Spring which are small white and pink and the fruit is...
by James Quealy | Sep 25, 2020 | Community Gardens, Food to Grow, Garden Beds, Small Space Gardens
What is Permaculture? Means: permanent agriculture. Permaculture is a way of incorporating the home, garden and surrounding environment into an organic sustainable way of life. Permaculture works with nature to grow multi purpose companion plants. One can ...
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...
