Tag Archives: soil building

Fermented brown gold (the story of my weed bins)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by tikiwanderer

During the heatwaves I still have garden work to do, but it all gets done by 7 am or maybe 8 am at the very latest. The rest of the day will be a writeoff! Many of the jobs are … Continue reading →

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Cucumbers to tell us about their soil

Posted on November 12, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Healthy soil contains a good microbial community – but we don’t know that much about how soil microbes change over a growing season. Sandrine Makiela at CQU has been researching the topic for a while, studying soil communities and their … Continue reading →

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Using poo to combat climate change

Posted on October 13, 2013 by tikiwanderer

One of my many early memories of farming practices was going with Mum and Dad to the sludge plant. I was young enough then that I only have fragments of the memory left. Driving up and around the hill to … Continue reading →

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Friday photo – Borage and grass bins

Posted on October 11, 2013 by tikiwanderer
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