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Mount Terry Public School Permaculture Garden Opening

July 13, 2012 by Darren

A very photo-heavy tour of the permaculture garden that was recently opened at Mt Terry Public School in Albion Park.

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Illawarra Organisations, Keeping Animals, Permaculture, Water Tagged: broccoli, chicken tractor, chickens, children, comfrey, compost, composting, dam, fencing, flowers, fruit trees, herbs, jamberoo, Kiama, mulch, orange tree, Permaculture, permaculture design, ponds, school gardens, Shellharbour, tomato, vegetable garden, weeds

Why Grow Your Own Pumpkins?

June 20, 2011 by Darren

Why would you bother to grow your own pumpkins when they’re so cheap from the supermarket?

Posted in: Frugality, Growing Food Tagged: compost, herbs, potatoes, pumpkin, rhubarb, squash, tomato, vegies

Herbs, Herbs, Wonderful Herbs

March 20, 2011 by Darren

A guest post from Monique Dare-Ward, giving a roundup of some of her favourite herbs that we can all grow in the backyard.

Posted in: Growing Food, Household, Preparing Food Tagged: diet, flowers, garden plan, health, herbs, Jamberoo Community Growers, seeds, tomato

Bird Nets For Garden Beds

August 10, 2010 by Darren

We have a real problem here with wild birds eating our seedlings. They love broccoli, lettuce, beans, beetroot, silverbeet, corn – they even pulled out some of our onions and garlic! Don’t get me wrong, I love the birds – satin bowerbirds andĀ purple swamphens are the main offenders – I just wish they’d leave our … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: beetroot, birds, broccoli, carrots, chooks, corn, garden beds, pests, seedlings, tomato

Jamberoo Community Growers – Don Cairns Talk

June 7, 2010 by Darren

What a great turnout we had at yesterday’s Jamberoo Community Growers meeting! Don Cairns, former resident of Kiama and Kangaroo Valley and now living in Nowra, gave an excellent talk about growing food through the season. Don has been gardening for many years, and understands our climate and weather patterns very well. His tips and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Organisations Tagged: broccoli, compost, gardening, jamberoo, Jamberoo Community Growers, lettuces, mulch, seedlings, tomato, vegies

December First Quarter Moon

December 12, 2008 by Darren

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](http://aussieorganicgardening.com/blog/?p=197), 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: illawarra, leaf growth, lunar gardening, lunar phases, lunar planting, organic gardening, tomato

What Is Lunar Planting?

December 11, 2008 by Darren

Lunar planting, or lunar gardening, does not involve nude gardening at night by the light of the moon! It is all about timing your gardening activities to coincide with certain phases of the moon. [Here’s an example](http://aussieorganicgardening.com/blog/?p=198) of how much difference some people claim lunar planting can make to your gardening success. I’ve read various … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: compost, empirical observation, leaf growth, lettuces, lifecycles, lunar cycle, lunar gardening, lunar phases, lunar planting, pest attack, pests, phases of the moon, routine chores, seed germination, seedlings, star signs, tomato, worm farms

Sydney Water “Love Your Garden” Review

November 1, 2008 by Darren

Yesterday we had our [Sydney Water “Love Your Garden”](http://www.sydneywater.com.au/SavingWater/InYourGarden/LoveYourGarden/) 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 … [Read more…]

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