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May in Adelaide
What a wonderful soaking we have had! About 80mm at our place over two big rains in the past week. How are your tanks looking? Don’t have any tanks? How about digging a few swales to catch rain this winter … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, community, Food, maintenance, seedlings, seeds, vegetables
A very peaceful Easter
Happy Easter, Adelaide. It’s a strange one, I know, without camping and all the gatherings that usually go on, but maybe a time to reshape (not lose) some of the rituals that mark our seasons and cultures. And to do … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Family, fermenting, Food, gifts, hanging out in the garden, pandemic, zones
Happy Plague :) Planting in April 2020
As this isolation thing unfolds, I have never felt less isolated in my life. Every day of ‘lockdown’ uncovers more community connections and deepens family relationships. There is so much meaningful work to do that it hasn’t had a chance … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, chooks, community, dirty fun, Family, Food, maintenance, planting, raised garden beds, seedlings, seeds, soil, vegetables
Autumn at Home – The Silver Lining in the Health Crisis
Of all the times to be interrupting our usual busyness and spending more time at home, what season could be lovelier than autumn? The ground is still warm, there’s water in the tanks and there’s still sunshine to get a … Continue reading
May Garden Guide
In this edition… Hot and smokin’: Multi-functioning the pizza oven – turning the chilli harvest into chipotle seasoning; making pizzas (hey, who would have thought?); and overnight baked beans. When shading isn’t shading: using shadecloth to capture light for subtropical … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, children, community, Food, fruit, maintenance, microclimates, recipes, trees
March Garden Guide – and accidental community newsletter
THE START OF AUTUMN – OR MORE SUMMER? The weather outlook for the next three months suggests that conditions in Adelaide and much of SA are likely to be drier and warmer than average for this time of year as the … Continue reading
5-minute recipe: Passionfruit Coconut Muffins
What do you do when your passionfruit finally ripen and the season for fruit salads and pavlovas is decidedly over? The only thing to do when you have five minutes for cooking: make muffins. This recipe is moist, tangy, moreish, … Continue reading
May Garden Guide
So much for the dry start to autumn – I think we’ve caught up with our rain allocation! What a lovely time for planting, with the soil still warm enough for strong growth too. There are a lot of bugs … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, chooks, compost, Food, hanging out in the garden, maintenance, pests, planting, vegetables, vertical gardens, wildlife
April Garden Guide
As expected, March this year was far drier than average in Adelaide and a couple of degrees warmer than usual, both by day and by night, setting the scene for a warmer and drier than usual autumn and perhaps even … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, fertiliser, Food, food storage, fruit, hanging out in the garden, herbs, maintenance, manure, native plants, planning, planting, propagating, raised garden beds, seedlings, seeds, soil, storms, vegetables
March Garden Guide
Dry summer heat has finally caught up with us. While deep-rooted trees are doing fine, some of the vegetables around here are starting to look pretty ratty after having been spoiled with frequent watering most of their lives. Speaking of … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Food, fruit, hanging out in the garden, herbs, planning, planting, propagating, seedlings, seeds, vegetables
