Every time I plant brassicas, I do so with a mix of excitement and dread – while I am looking forward to harvesting the heads and leaves, I know that voracious and destructive green caterpillars are also going to enjoy this crop. Be prepared with some organic controls for Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae), so […]
Can You Grow Tomatoes In September?
If you’re wondering if you can grow Tomatoes in September, unless you are in a warm climate zone – the answer is probably not. While the plant will most likely not drop dead, nor will it thrive. The southern part of Australia is still coming out of Winter, and the ground is still quite cold. […]
Lifelong Learning
I’ve always enjoyed learning, either from a workshop, online courses, books or chats with other gardeners and experts. It would be impossible to know everything when it comes to soils, plant nutrition, pests, diseases or design. There are a few skills I have always wanted to learn, that involve more “hands on” areas of gardening, in […]
Growing Vegetables in Kenya
I’ve just joined Kiva as a lender, this is one of things things I’ve been thinking about for a while – and I’m really excited to have made my first loan! Kiva facilitates microfinance loans through their website, working with field partners across the world to manage the loans and repayments. Yes, repayments. This is not […]
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