Category: garden
Deep watering pipes
Deep watering – deep and direct – for plants that don’t like it on their leaves, and for coaxing your veggies to reach down further for the precious drop, with nothing wasted. Here is how..
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Three sisters go deep
We planted corn by seedling back at the start of December. They are planted amongst friends, with a watering technique that goes down deep. Come see it..
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Bandicooting
Superkeen to taste your new potatoes but not ready to dig up the whole lot yet? Bandicoot a few instead.
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homemade cotton ties
Reclaimed compostable cotton handy garden ties – free and so easy to make. Here is how…
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boom & bust
This story is for Rosalyn, who asked ‘Why do the fruit trees sometimes have lots and sometimes fruit hardly at all? Grab a cuppa and take a seat – this is a long one.
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level zero sweetcorn
With a greenhouse, you can jumpstart sweetcorn seeds way back in October. With seed, you can start in November, but this is Level Zero – we grow corn for the first few years with the most simple methods to experience success and learn basic essential skills. Let’s go.
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Garrawang – Kangaroo Apple season
Long days, short nights, warm weather with the promise of dry thundery nighttime, increasing the risk of fire. Late-flowering Black Wattles, fruiting bushes and dry grasses for weaving.
We are on Kulin Country, and right now, December, is the local indigenous season of ‘Garrawang’ – Kangaroo Apple.
berry tidy bed
Once in Spring or Summer we tidy the berry bed. We have strawberries and blueberries in together because they enjoy the same conditions. It’s not a complete pull-through, just routine stuff that takes about an hour, tops. Come see how.
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marigolds in spring for pollinators
Marigolds – so sunny and bright and a must-have in your Level Zero garden. The seeds are like funny little sticks. In fact they hardly look like seeds at all, but they grow strong and fragrant, attracting helpful critters and making the mischievious ones less than comfortable.
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Buath Gurru – grass flowering season
Days warm and the rain comes in fits and bursts. In fact, crazy November weather days can be hot, stormy, wet and full of pollen. This is the season of flowering grasses.
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Broadbean harvest
Growing broadbeans is easy.. but harvest time can be overwhelming. Here is the easiest way to get those babies into the freezer to enjoy over weeks ahead.
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Late SPRING IS FOR nightshades
What has a horse race got to do with tomatoes? It is all in the timing. Late Spring is for planting nightshades, so let’s get going.
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