Years ago, when our parents planted out their vegie patches, they turned over the soil, mixed some sheep manure through, planted their seeds and then came out every day to […]
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Have fun with your food!
Just because I’m a grown up doesn’t mean that I can’t play with my food! The other day, I became inspired and had some fun sculpting my own flock of […]
Little Halloween Pumpkin Heads
Did you manage to grow some pumpkins for Halloween this year? Don’t worry if you didn’t as they’re still available at the vegie stores and since they’re all different sizes […]
Crazy Capsicums
Capsicums are a confusing vegetable; not least because they are actually a fruit! But also because they are related to hot chillies but yet they taste sweet. They are crazy! […]
Take broccoli off the table!
Since the beginning of time parents have been asking the age old question, ‘How do I get my kids to eat broccoli?’ It is a bit of a mystery as […]
Garden Gnomes are Back
Yay! Garden Gnomes are back! Where have they been all these years? I imagine that, having been discarded by gardeners all over the country, they bundled all their worldly goods […]
Planting a Bare-rooted Fruit Tree
It’s winter! It’s time to plant an orchard! You can do this at any time of the year but in winter it is much easier and probably cheaper because you […]
Warheads v. Radishes!
Why will kids turn up their noses at radishes but they’ll eat Warhead candies? Or they refuse to eat Brussels sprouts but they’ll drink Red Bull? Warheads are terrible things! […]
Room to Move
I get a bit peeved when I watch some gardening shows or read gardening books that tell people that they should pot lots of herbs or vegies into one pot. […]
Veg Out!
Veg out! Don’t you just love vegging out? Sitting on the sofa doing absolutely nothing except watching a bit of TV or reading a book. It’s a funny saying though, […]