Year: 2013

Aztec Corn Harvest & How Corn Pollination Works
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Aztec Corn Harvest & How Corn Pollination Works

Picked the first lot of cobs from the Aztec corn out the front on Friday & was most impressed. Looks like the cobs all pollinated evenly as there are very few missing kernels on any of the cobs..The colour patterns…

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Compost worm update, feeding the Bathtub & splitting the Barrel farm..
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Compost worm update, feeding the Bathtub & splitting the Barrel farm..

The bathtub worm farm under the house hadn’t been harvested for a while so I thought it was time to collect some castings & worms.. The castings will be going out into the patch as fertiliser on the beds &…

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Tomato Mites, Virus in the Potatoes & a quick Yacon question..
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Tomato Mites, Virus in the Potatoes & a quick Yacon question..

Have been treating a mite infestation on our Bulls horn capsicum/peppers over the past few weeks & have noticed that they are also on the tomato plants in the hoop house.. Nothing too serious to worry about as the plants…

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Self watering container / barrel, with added ideas & pointers ;)
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Self watering container / barrel, with added ideas & pointers ;)

Have been growing in wicking beds/barrels for about 4 years & have been most impressed with the small amount of water they use as well as their ability to pump out the veggies.. Thought it was time to post an…

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Wicking bed garden update.. Air pruning, compost & corn..7th Nov 2013
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Wicking bed garden update.. Air pruning, compost & corn..7th Nov 2013

Has been well over a month since my last walk around the back yard so time for a quick tour.. Skipped over a few things but will have a few clips to post on the compost & the air pruning…

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Front yard Wicking garden update, now with added Koo 17th October 2013..
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Front yard Wicking garden update, now with added Koo 17th October 2013..

Nearly midway into spring here so time for a look at how the front patch is shaping up.. Most impressed with all the plants in the wicking beds at the moment.. The stand out would have to be the Aztec…

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No Dig garden bed for Potatoes..
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No Dig garden bed for Potatoes..

No Dig garden beds are a great way to grow potatoes. We were very chuffed with the previous no dig bed used to grow out some spuds in so decided to have another go & thought I would show you…

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Wicking bed garden walk through, update on the rats & garlic..
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Wicking bed garden walk through, update on the rats & garlic..

Time for another wander through the patch.. Marked a few jobbies off the list but still have some of the larger ones to go.. Getting the beds ready for the warm weather crops is the top priority at the moment…

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A Verreaux's Skink & its lucky escape from the lawnmower..
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A Verreaux’s Skink & its lucky escape from the lawnmower..

Found this little feller in a bag of horse manure today & it gave me a bit of a shock.. I think it has been very lucky to survive the bobcat earth mover & shovels on its trip to get…

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Self watering Wicking bed, IBC beds with a few modifications..
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Self watering Wicking bed, IBC beds with a few modifications..

Self watering Wicking bed, IBC beds with a few modifications Hi folks. This clip shows a few modifications I’ve been making to the IBC wicking beds when constructing them. The extra water holding capacity reduces the frequency of watering needed…

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