What Is the Soil Like in Bundabah? Our Soil Test Results
A $250 soil test revealed some surprising deficiencies in our garden soil in Bundabah, Port Stephens. From low calcium to questions about compost, soil biology and soil maps, I explore what the results mean for growing food—and what other gardeners might learn from testing their own soil.
17 Ideas To Beat The Upcoming Food Shortage
How to grow more in your neighbourhood with or without a garden!
How to Make Rose Geranium and Galangal Syrups, Plus Dried and Candied Galangal
rup recipe Galangal and Rose Geranium Harvest: Quick Recipes for Syrups and Candies I don’t know why I planted a whole row of Galangal, but now I know for sure that a single plant is enough for an average family. I love all the gingers — their tropical look, especially when towered by banana plants, […]
Galangal for Home Gardens: Growing a Tropical Spice and Edimental Plant
A tropical Spice for Australian gardens The wild cousins of galangal are found in humid, shaded tropical forest understories of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Southern Vietnam, and the Philippines. What we find in the grocery stores is a cultivated form (Alpinia galanga var. officinarum) bred through traditional selection. Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam are also the main […]
Sugarcane Machine | Review
Sugarcane Juicer Tested: Shipping, Assembly, and First Impressions We bought this sugarcane juicer a while ago, and I had meant to write this review months ago… but time flies, and here it finally is! We tried to find a machine made in Australia, but it seems these small sugarcane juicers aren’t manufactured locally. I think […]
Cranberry Confusion in Australia: Little Cranberry or True Cranberry?
Discover the difference between the little cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) and the true cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon), including edible and medicinal uses.
Banana Blossom Salad – Cheap Dinner Idea!
Home grown cheap and easy recipe
Raised Bed Gardening Or In-Ground Beds?
I switched from in-ground to raised beds and this is what I found.
Weeds & Natives
Why to embrace weeds in your edible landscape!
Combatting Erosion and Harvesting Water at the Same Time
The best way to understand how the water flows on your property is to put on the gumboots and a raincoat and walk on your property when it’s pouring down. In this way you will discover things you would miss otherwise. Rain falls on the landscape. Some water soaks into the soil and whatever doesn’t […]