Five Ways to Make New Plants

Sowing seeds is the most common way of propagating plants in the food garden, but there are other ways of making one food plant into many food plants. This blog post looks at five plant propagation methods that are effective and commonly used in the food garden.

Why we need Organic Fertilisers

Why are manure, compost and worm castings not enough to keep your organic food garden healthy and productive over the years? What else do you need and what is the best way to add that to your food garden?

Try These Tomato Tricks

In Tasmania the first half of the season (Sep-Dec) is often too cool and cloudy for tomatoes to really prosper. The tricks below will help make your tomato plants more resilient, healthy and productive in our fickle climate.

Sow these seeds or throw them out?

Should I sow seeds that were a left-over from last season, or is it best to discard left-overs and always use new seed? This blog post may help you make up your mind.

 

Garlic - Getting the basics right

Garlic is sometimes described as easy to grow, but that does not mean that you can plant your garlic cloves just anywhere and then they look after themselves until harvest time. This post discusses what to do to make your garlic really happy, so you maximise your chances of a great harvest.

Tasmanian Veggie Seed Suppliers

Find out where to buy reliable veggie garden seeds that are proven performers in Tasmania’s unique climate and soils. 

Thinning Fruit: why, when and how

The end of November is the perfect time to thin the fruit on your fruit trees if you have not already done so. You may think 'but why should I?' and 'won't the wind do the thinning for me?' This blog post explains why thinning is the way to go.

Automating your Irrigation

Tired of watering your garden by hand? Want to keep your food garden well-watered while you are away? After decades of this time-consuming gardening activity, I decided to automate the task, and found that with today's technology it is totally achievable and affordable for home gardeners. Here is what I learned.