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Welcome to Level Zero.

Posted by Onya | Jul 2, 2020 | ESSENTIALS, garden, Level Zero | 0

Fighting foodflation in the garden

by Onya | Jun 30, 2022 | garden | 0

Costs are going up. Here in the Dibber & Boots garden, we are planning our coming food year with best Bang for Buck in mind. We love diversity and taste and reliability and novelty… but right now, I’m driven by value. Financial and nutritional bang for buck.

Garlic is up

by Onya | Jun 29, 2022 | garden | 0

It is six weeks since we chucked the Level Zero garlic in, and in mid-winter, they are up and happy. Let’s take a look..

Grafted fruit trees

by Onya | Jun 25, 2022 | garden | 0

What is a grafted fruit tree? You may have heard the term but not really know what it means. Can’t you just grow a lemon, a plum or an apple from a seed?

Essential Garden Books: Grow Vegetables

by Onya | Jun 5, 2022 | Books, garden | 0

Lots of books say they are suitable for beginners but we find in practice few really are. Here is one of our favourite go-to books – well explained and approachable. We like it a lot.

Alyssum in June for Pollinators

by Onya | Jun 5, 2022 | garden, Level Zero, WINTER | 0

It should be no surprise that Alyssum is happy in the winter months, is edible, and attracts pollinators – it comes from the Brassica family.

Essential Garden Books: Grow Fruit

by Onya | May 25, 2022 | Books, garden | 0

If you are growing fruit for the first time, have inherited an orchard on your property, or looking to expand your fruit harvest, this book is seriously the go-to companion you will keep going back to.

Simple winter maintenance for Asparagus

by Onya | May 23, 2022 | garden | 0

We have shown you how to plant and divide asparagus, but most winters, maintenance and getting them ready for sleep is all you need to do, and it is very simple.

Level Zero Alliums

by Onya | May 17, 2022 | AUTUMN, garden, Level Zero | 0

This is growing alliums at Level Zero, for absolute beginner gardeners. Learn to grow these first, then branch out into other tasty allium treats.

THE ALLIUMS

by Onya | May 10, 2022 | AUTUMN, garden, Level Zero | 0

The alliums in our vegetable gardens are oniony, enjoy cool climates, all parts edible, disliked by most pests, handy in the kitchen and mostly easy to grow. Let’s meet them.

The essential seasonal Journal

by Onya | Mar 12, 2022 | garden, Level Zero, TOOLS | 0

Your seasonal journal is essential if you’d like to grow, make, cook and live seasonally. It is time to start observing.

Autumn flowers for Pollinators

by Onya | Mar 1, 2022 | garden, Level Zero | 2

For many garden veggies, we need pollinators. We want the to feel as welcome as possible, so our veggie patch is firmly on their regular travel schedule – come for the flowers, stay for the veggies. Right now is a great time to sow cheap and easy Level Zero flower seeds (the ‘just-chuck-em-in’ kind) right there in your garden bed or pot, next to veggies. No seedlings, no fussing, no prep. Here are our top picks for Autumn.

Haiku in the garden

by Onya | Feb 28, 2022 | garden | 0

Haiku in the garden are valuable. They help us to slow down, to be still and quiet for a moment, and feel the season. They are the beginning of a conversation with the place where we grow.

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