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 […]
Spring – Why Not All Plants Wake Up at the Same Time
It’s end of August in Tea Gardens and it’s warming up during the day. Many plants are already busy growing. Have a look at the picture above. The mulberry is going for it. Flowering, soon fruiting, all the leaves are out. The papaya in the background is not so sure. Its leaves are battered, most […]
Supportive Plants in a Food Forest
If you ant to start a food forest, supportive plants are the crucial piece in the puzzle.
Lemongrass – How To Distinguish Cymbopogon citratus and Cymbopogon flexuosus

There are two types of lemongrass and they are very difficult to distinguish,
Lead Contamination In Turmeric – Grow Your Own!
Your turmeric supplement or latte might not be as healthy as you think!
Ancient Cough Remedy Phyla dulcis

Aztec Sweet Herb Phyla dulcis
Wormwood Against Fruit Fly?

Fruit Fly Season High season for the dreaded fruit fly- every gardener knows about it. Just to make sure that everyone understands, I am talking about the Queensland fruit fly, not the vinegar fly! I would gladly accept one million vinegar flies in exchange for one Queensland fruit fly. I you want to google here […]