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Weed profile – Common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris
I first noticed this weed at the beginning of secondspring last year when I was out photographing plants to use in weed profile posts. At first I was pleased – it looked a lot like one of the edible chrysanthemums. … Continue reading
Fermented brown gold (the story of my weed bins)
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
Secret soil tanks
When we first talked about moving over here, my then-two-year-old daughter was very clear that she wanted us to plant an orange tree. I thought that sounded just fine. I highly approve of kids eating oranges straight from the tree. … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged citrus, companion planting, droughtproofing, legumes, lemon, lemonade lemon, lime, liquorice, long term strategy, low water use, peanuts, secret soil tanks, self-watering, soil conditioning, soil protection, soil rehabilitation, soil structures, unirrigated, west indian lime, zone 4
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Using poo to combat climate change
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
Friday photo – Borage and grass bins
Posted in Friday photos
Tagged agroecology, borage, couch grass, herbs, insects, nutrient recycling, soil building, soil conditioning, soil remediation, weed control, weedscaping
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The Fly In Your Eye
Between sick children and missing daycare and various things, I’m not getting many posts finished this week. Which means I’ll have heaps of backlog next week when I get to sit down to them all 🙂 But for now, can … Continue reading
Posted in Online resources
Tagged animals, flies, insects, low maintenance, pest control, remediation, soil conditioning
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Weedscaping
I thought I’d better bring this up and explain it up front, because I’m going to refer to weedscaping a lot when talking about my own projects. Weedscaping is, simply, using weeds to your advantage and encouraging weeds that are … Continue reading
Posted in Explainer, Uncategorized
Tagged ecological gardening, explainer, low maintenance, soil conditioning, weeds, weedscaping
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