Tag Archives: drought-tolerant

Microplot garden design – 1

Posted on February 27, 2015 by tikiwanderer

One of the things I’m experimenting with is dense microplots for urban gardens. Take three, maybe four species of food or useful plant, and grow them together in a complementary fashion so that they each help each other thrive and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hypothetical, My stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Green, cool, productive and droughtproofed – the lower-water vegie garden

Posted on January 27, 2014 by tikiwanderer

As I wrote yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to find that even though the watering system broke while we were on holiday, most of the plants survived a summer week or two without water. I’m putting this down to the … Continue reading →

Posted in My stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Heat tolerant vegies

Posted on November 17, 2013 by tikiwanderer

One of the surviving-summer strategies I’m using heavily in my zone 3 gardens is choosing heat-tolerant plants. Heat tolerance is an important thing to select for, but it’s not as obvious as it first seems. For instance, I don’t mean … Continue reading →

Posted in Explainer | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Plant profile – Eschscholzia californica, the California Poppy

Posted on November 14, 2013 by tikiwanderer

This is the state flower of California. It grows in gorgeous meadows there, lighting up hills golden-orange when in season. It’s native to an area around California, Arizona, Mexico, the Sonoran Desert – that sort of thing. It’s one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant profiles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Choosing our primary tree

Posted on November 13, 2013 by tikiwanderer

My drylands food forest – and all four zones out behind the house – are planned around a primary tree. In the very centre or near enough to, tall, shady, able to protect the space from the ravages of daily … Continue reading →

Posted in My stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The dead tree bed – guest post over at Science365

Posted on November 4, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Today’s Science365 guest post is my story about the dead tree bed, one of the many parts of my zone 4 drylands food forest. Pop over, have a look, check out some of the other interesting science in daily life … Continue reading →

Posted in My stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment