September Garden Guides
Hello, Spring! Our September Garden Guides are here with all you need to know about what to do in your garden this time of year, depending on which climate zone you’re in.
Five Ways With Figs!
We asked, and you told us! We’ve had an incredible response to our call out for our readers favourite ways to use up a glut of fragrant figs! Here are our five faves (plus some honourable mentions…) 1. Fig jam An indisputable classic – this was far and away the most common response to our… View more
Zesty Zucchini Cake Recipe
Do you have a glut of zucchinis from your veggie patch this time of year? This delicious, zesty zucchini cake is simple to make and healthy to boot!
Permaculture New Year’s Resolutions for the Year Ahead
Serial resolution maker and breaker, Maude Farrugia shows you how committing to permaculture New Year’s resolutions can help to create beautiful and sustainable habits.
Introducing children to permaculture
With school holidays fast approaching, we’re sharing a sneak peak of this beautiful article from Lauren Carter from Spiral Garden that looks at introducing children to permaculture concepts.
August Gardening Guide – Tropical Climate
August Gardening Guide – Tropical Climate What to Plant in August? Still time to plant the last crop of lettuce, endive, Chinese cabbage and other fast growing greens. Radishes and carrots still have time to crop before the weather heats up. Check your seed supplies and order what is needed. Now is the time to order… View more
July Gardening Guide – Tropical Climate
July Gardening Guide – Tropical Climate What to Plant in July? Check the seeds in storage, the crisper is a safe place, and see what is needed for the upcoming summer. The Mediterranean herbs love this weather so plant in full sun. Plant Surinam spinach and Okinawa spinach in the shade of a north side fence…. View more
June Gardening Guide – Tropical Climate
June Gardening Guide – Tropical Climate (Image credit: Steele Plant Company) What to Plant in June? • There is still time to plant the European style vegetables and be able to harvest them, before the fierce heat and heavy rain of the wet season. • Peruse seed catalogues and plan for next wet season. Maintenance… View more
May Gardening Guide – Mediterranean Climate
May Garden Guide Mediterranean Climate (Cover image credit: Travel Diary – Alex L.) We must have had proper rain in Adelaide at last – the soursobs are up! So are the sweet peas (and all the others, tall and short: snowpeas, telephone peas, dwarf peas and sugarsnap peas). Mushrooms and toadstools are appearing, as the multitude of… View more
May Gardening Guide – Tropical Climate
May Garden Guide Tropical Climate (Cover image credit: The Raw Food World) What to Plant in May? There is still time to plant all the Asian greens including the mustard leaves like komatsuna, , Chinese cabbage, basil, beans of all sorts except those that require really cold weather like broad beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum and chilli,… View more
May Gardening Guide – Cold Climate
May Garden Guide Cool Climate (Cover image credit: Uplift Farm Blog) What to Plant in May? All the things we talked about last month are good to go again this month. Garlic, brassicas such as broccoli and cauliflower, broad beans, peas (sugar snaps, snow peas or podding peas, either climbing or bush varieties), silver beet, English… View more
International Permaculture Day 2015
Permaculture Respects The Soil: Let’s Celebrate Both Not only is this Sunday International Permaculture Day 2015 (#IPD2015), it’s an opportunity to celebrate the soil in this, the International Year of Soils (#IYS2015). From the organisers of #IPD2015: The first Sunday in May is a day of celebration and action for permaculture around the world. Open homes, gardens… View more