Articles tagged with: organic gardening
Event Calendar »
[ December 19, 2008 to December 27, 2008. ] The Last Quarter moon phase for December 2008 runs from 19 Dec – 27 Dec. The Last Quarter is the time of rest in the traditional [lunar planting calendar](http://green-change.com/2008/12/11/what-is-lunar-planting/). For information on what to do in the various climate zones around Australia in the Last Quarter phase, check out Aussie Organic Gardening’s [What To Plant In December](http://aussieorganicgardening.com/blog/?p=197) [...]
Growing Food »
We’re now into the full moon phase. This is supposed to be the best time for planting root crops and perennials, harvesting for storage, taking cuttings, and dividing plants.
According to Aussie Organic Gardening, here’s what we should be doing in the Illawarra this week:
During Full Moon phase, beetroot, carrot, parsnip, and radish can [...]
Growing Food »
According to the information I found in various places on the net, the first quarter moon is the quarter for strong leaf growth.
According to Aussie Organic Gardening, during the leadup to the December full moon in the Illawarra region (a temperate climate):
Before the Full Moon, cabbage, lettuce, silver beet, dill, and sunflower can [...]
Events, Keeping Animals »
This is one workshop I would really like to attend, but unfortunately we’ve got something else on that day! If you go, I’d love it if you could leave a comment below and let us know how it went.
Date: Saturday 22 November 2008 Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Learn how you can keep happy, healthy chooks in your [...]
Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations »
I just found out about this on the weekend, and am hoping to get there. Seedsavers groups are a great way to get organic, locally-adapted vegetable plants, as well as to meet like-minded people.
Illawarra Seedsavers Network: “Preserve The Future Of Our Food”
swapping seeds and planting material sharing gardening and seed saving tips locally adapted vegetable varieties organic gardening/permaculture meet [...]
Growing Food, Illawarra Businesses, Water »
Yesterday we had our Sydney Water “Love Your Garden” session. For $33, a qualified horticulturalist comes and inspects your garden and gives you advice on its watering needs.
Our horticulturalist (let’s call her Linda) arrived bang on time. She was very friendly and knowledgeable, and understood right away where we were coming from. I explained about [...]
