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Producing your own Mesclun mix all year round.

admin October 4, 2018 No Comments

So, what is Mesclun? according to https://en.wikipedia.org Mesclum (French pronunciation: [mɛsˈklœ̃]) is a mix of assorted small young salad greens that originated in Provence, France. I use mixed young leaves [...]

How to fertilise your vegetable garden for a continual harvest.

admin September 8, 2018 No Comments

I ask a lot from my vegetable garden. As soon as I remove a crop, I am replanting something back into that space. This allows me to make the most [...]

Finding your Mr Dependable Veg. The vegetable that grows easily in your garden and gives you a harvest all year.

admin August 6, 2018 No Comments

I like to have one or two dependable vegetables in the garden all year. Those veggies you can put in, take very little care and yet they will always give [...]

Mulch-a great addition to the garden but only if it is weed free.

admin June 10, 2018 No Comments

I use mulch everywhere in the garden. In the vegetable garden, the orchard, the cutting garden and ornamental areas. What is mulch- It is anything that covers the soil and [...]

Wonderful Wombok. – My Productive Backyard

admin June 7, 2018 No Comments

Chinese cabbage or Wombok (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) is a wonderful cool season crop. It is the perfect late summer/autumn crop as they prefer warmish temperatures of around 18- 20 [...]

What I am planting this week – 24th July.

admin July 24, 2017 No Comments

Golden Shallots Whilst we have had some cool morning in the past week, the days have been quite warm.This type of weather always lulls me into a false sense of [...]

What to plant this week, 15th July.

admin July 15, 2017 No Comments

snow peas sown into inividual cells in a punnet Here in the Southern Highlands with nearly three weeks of frost, some severe, the ground is too cold to be doing [...]

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