Recent Home Blog | Gardening PostsThe Freezer and Passsionfruitby Dale HarcombeYesterday at 05:38 PMI adore passionfruit. That is obvious by the number of passionfruit vines we have growing at our place. Currently our two black passionfruit, Nellie Kellie, have been so laden with fruit, Mick's going to need a stronger trellis for next year. Troubleshooting for the Worm Binby tedgar06 Feb 2010 12:21 AMDo you have very little space? Do you want to compost? If so, a worm bin may be just the thing. In my last blog, I described how to make a worm bin. Once you have created your indoor or deck-based compost bin, you need to know how to maintain it. Starting a Worm Binby tedgar06 Feb 2010 12:19 AMIt's starting to feel like spring here in the Pacific Northwest. While everyone else is still plowing snow, we're generally tending the crocuses. In the cold, wet rain, of course. Spring gets me thinking about the garden, so expect a lot of garden-related posts in the coming weeks. Easy and Early Spring Color in the Gardenby tedgar28 Jan 2010 12:36 AMHere in the Pacific Northwest, spring is peeking through the cracks. It's been a strange winter, with almost no snow to speak of. Making a Ring Garden - Part 3by Dale Harcombe27 Jan 2010 12:50 PMSo you're ready to really start planting in your ring garden in mid spring. Suggested vegetables would be tomatoes 4-5 seedlings of whatever tallish variety you fancy. Mick has alwsy been a fan of gross lisse. Making a Ring Garden - Part 2by Dale Harcombe26 Jan 2010 04:18 PMAs promised here is part 2 of the ring garden project started yesterday. In your compost heap will go green clippings from the yard, leaves, vegetable and fruit peelings, (only not onion or potato peel) and egg shells. A Ring Garden Gives Great Resultsby Dale Harcombe25 Jan 2010 02:50 PMThis ring garden idea is one Mick has used in several houses we have lived in with great success. It consists of a compost heap around which the circular garden is grown. Having the compost heap in the centre means the nutrients go out from it to all plants in the ring garden. The Garden Survey: Creating a Plan for the Vegetable Gardenby tedgar12 Jan 2010 05:30 PMSpring is just around the corner up here in the northern climes. Oh yes, I know that there is snow up to your chest and that shiver with dread as you think about going outside into the deep cold. However, it's at this time of year that I start to think about spring. It's best to plan ahead. Money Saving Ideasby Dale Harcombe11 Jan 2010 02:46 PMAt the moment in our vegetable garden, we're picking tomatoes, apple cucumbers, beans, silver beet, zucchinis. Sweet capsicums are starting to come on. We picked our first yesterday and used them on pizza. A Happy Accident Gives Free Passionfruitby Dale Harcombe23 Nov 2009 02:34 PMSometimes things that happen by accident turn out for the best. One time a friend was given several passionfruit in a paper bag. She put them in the fridge. They got pushed to the back as things often do in fridges and as a result she forgot about them. Recent Blog Comments |
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