by James Quealy | May 25, 2024 | Garden Beds, Small Space Gardens
If you live in a dwelling with only a small outdoor area you can still grow herbs, veggies and fruit. In balcony gardens, courtyard gardens and small front or backyards it is possible to use these spaces to place pots and small raised beds. Or even re-use an old bath...
by James Quealy | Mar 2, 2024 | Food to Grow, Plants, Small Space Gardens
Passionfruit vines grown in pots, 2 years old. The passionfruit vines were trained to grow over a fence, the vines provide screening, flowers and fruit. The passionfruit vines were planted with compost and premium potting mix. The vines are occasionally watered with...
by James Quealy | Sep 25, 2023 | General, Native Bees, Tasks
Native stingless bees ( tetragonula carbonaria ) are native to the sub-tropics and temperate areas of Australia. As their name suggests they are stingless. They collect pollen and nectar from flowers which helps cross pollination and they make honey to feed and...
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 ...