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We didn't have much hope for the sprouting broccoli we planted, as most of the seedlings died. But today we harvested th...
07/07/2024

We didn't have much hope for the sprouting broccoli we planted, as most of the seedlings died. But today we harvested the main flower head from the two surviving plants - and a side shoot had already started growing on one plant. 😃

Fortunately the rain only started at the end of yesterday's working bee and we enjoyed a harvest of turmeric, bok choy, ...
04/07/2024

Fortunately the rain only started at the end of yesterday's working bee and we enjoyed a harvest of turmeric, bok choy, rhubarb, snow peas and an assortment of other greens.

A huge THANK YOU to the group of workers from ADCO who spent Monday morning at the garden. This was the company's annual...
26/06/2024

A huge THANK YOU to the group of workers from ADCO who spent Monday morning at the garden.

This was the company's annual Community Day, where they give back to the community. The repaired and stained the timber on the raised beds, fixed the climbing arches, mowed, whipper snipped and more.

Their efforts are very much appreciated! ❤️

21/06/2024

We're cancelling this morning's working bee (Saturday 22 June), as it looks a bit too rainy to be fun. A few of us may head down later if the weather clears.
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14/06/2024

Rainy now, but the radar shows that the rain should be mostly over by 9:00 or 9:30. So the working bee is still on today.

Kohlrabi! There's a great recipe for kohlrabi salad with julienned kohlrabi and apple, fresh lime juice, mint leaves and...
11/06/2024

Kohlrabi! There's a great recipe for kohlrabi salad with julienned kohlrabi and apple, fresh lime juice, mint leaves and coriander leaves. Delicious!

Digging in the cool season green manure crop.
10/06/2024

Digging in the cool season green manure crop.

Not sure who laid these eggs we found amongst the rhubarb! 😮
09/06/2024

Not sure who laid these eggs we found amongst the rhubarb! 😮

This morning's harvest included a beautiful red ball chicory, endive, rhubarb, snow peas and a variety of other greens.
08/06/2024

This morning's harvest included a beautiful red ball chicory, endive, rhubarb, snow peas and a variety of other greens.

The Shanghai Bok Choy crop is our biggest success story this season! In previous years we've fastidiously started seedli...
01/06/2024

The Shanghai Bok Choy crop is our biggest success story this season! In previous years we've fastidiously started seedlings in trays, having limited success with germination and transplanting. On 17 April this year, we scattered seeds directly on the garden bed. Four weeks later, on 15 May, we transplanted over 80 seedlings into our "west meadow" - with plenty still left in the bed!

Cosmos, borage and a variety of marigolds.
25/05/2024

Cosmos, borage and a variety of marigolds.

A beautiful bunch of bananas.
24/05/2024

A beautiful bunch of bananas.

Snowpea season! So much better fresh off the vine than bought from the shops.
23/05/2024

Snowpea season! So much better fresh off the vine than bought from the shops.

First daikon this season!
18/05/2024

First daikon this season!

So many Shanghai Bok Choy seedlings! We transplanted dozens of them under the timber frame in the east meadow. Hopefully...
17/05/2024

So many Shanghai Bok Choy seedlings! We transplanted dozens of them under the timber frame in the east meadow. Hopefully the snails and slugs won't find them there. 😃

10/05/2024

Too much rain on the radar, so this morning's working bee (11 May) is cancelled. ☔☔☔

One loan flower on one of our nashi trees. Unfortunately, they don't appear to be too happy with their home in our food ...
05/05/2024

One loan flower on one of our nashi trees. Unfortunately, they don't appear to be too happy with their home in our food forest.

We managed to stay mostly dry at this morning's working bee, with a harvest of endive, rhubarb, perennial leeks, snow pe...
04/05/2024

We managed to stay mostly dry at this morning's working bee, with a harvest of endive, rhubarb, perennial leeks, snow peas, eggplants and a self-seeded pumpkin, that looks amazingly great!

After 3 1/2 years, it was time to replace the signs in the Food Forest. They're all back in place now, waiting for you t...
04/05/2024

After 3 1/2 years, it was time to replace the signs in the Food Forest. They're all back in place now, waiting for you to read them. 😃

The Shanghai bok choy seed package suggested scattering the seeds and thinning out the plants to about 10cm apart when t...
03/05/2024

The Shanghai bok choy seed package suggested scattering the seeds and thinning out the plants to about 10cm apart when they're about 6cm tall. We were impressed with the germination rate!

Wednesday's working bee was relatively rain-free - with the bonus of a lovely rainbow!
02/05/2024

Wednesday's working bee was relatively rain-free - with the bonus of a lovely rainbow!

We were going to pull out this self-seeded pumpkin plant and discovered 3 big pumpkins! So we're waiting for them to rip...
18/04/2024

We were going to pull out this self-seeded pumpkin plant and discovered 3 big pumpkins! So we're waiting for them to ripen before we remove the plant.

Tidying up around the garden - edging, weeding & mulching.
17/04/2024

Tidying up around the garden - edging, weeding & mulching.

More autumn planting at the garden - we transplanted some Kohlrabi, Endive, Catalogna Chicory and Red Ball Chicory seedl...
21/03/2024

More autumn planting at the garden - we transplanted some Kohlrabi, Endive, Catalogna Chicory and Red Ball Chicory seedlings and planted some Daikon seeds.

We did quite a bit of pruning in the food forest - especially the olive trees! - so there was a lot of green waste to pr...
18/03/2024

We did quite a bit of pruning in the food forest - especially the olive trees! - so there was a lot of green waste to process on Saturday.

We planted more snow peas seedlings around the teepees.
13/03/2024

We planted more snow peas seedlings around the teepees.

Yet another green manure crop was starting to flower, so we chopped it up and dug it in.
12/03/2024

Yet another green manure crop was starting to flower, so we chopped it up and dug it in.

The warm season green manure crop we planted in the 'east meadow' had started to flower. So it was time to chop it up an...
07/03/2024

The warm season green manure crop we planted in the 'east meadow' had started to flower. So it was time to chop it up and dig it in. Now we need to wait about 6 weeks before planting in that area.

With the temperatures going from hot to cool to hot again, the Malabar spinach bolted a lot earlier than expected. But t...
06/03/2024

With the temperatures going from hot to cool to hot again, the Malabar spinach bolted a lot earlier than expected. But the vine is providing some nice shade for the lettuce plants.

Most of the spring/summer crops are finished but, among other things, there are still some pumpkins, eggplants and chill...
05/03/2024

Most of the spring/summer crops are finished but, among other things, there are still some pumpkins, eggplants and chilli peppers to be harvested.

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