Category Archives: winter

Winter Workshops & Permablitzes

Posted on July 10, 2019 by

Good morning gardeners, I’m sure I’m not the only one torn between enjoying the unseasonal July warmth and worrying that I shouldn’t really be this warm when we’ve only just passed the solstice. Hearing willy wagtails declaring their intention to … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, community, courses, events, microclimates, permaculture principles, planning, planting, resilient gardening, winter, workshops

Trees x 10…

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

Yesterday I was passing through Oaklands Estate Reserve at Marion. I paused to wonder what life would be like if, instead of navigating by the roads and railway lines, numbed by our devices, we instead found our way by the … Continue reading →

Posted in community, permaculture design, trees, winter

June Garden Guide

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

In this edition… Welcome to winter Soil reconditioning We’re all going a bit weed-mad Chooks & Compost June veg planting

Posted in dirty fun, permaculture design, planting, soil, vegetables, weeds, winter

August Garden Guide

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

  Reflections… It’s been a week spent between home in the ‘burbs and visiting the hills… remembering my teens when the frost and fog of the Adelaide Hills were an essential part of winter, missing the lush landscape and wildlife, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, hanging out in the garden, herbs, manure, markets, native plants, planning, planting, propagating, raised garden beds, seedlings, seeds, soil, trees, vegetables, winter

Not the July Garden Guide (or ‘The Ugly Fruit’)

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

We made it! We’re past the winter solstice and the days are getting longer again. But the good news pretty much ends there, because now the proper cold sets in and only the diehard gardeners are still at it. I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, fruit, Local food, permaculture principles, planting, special offers, sustainable food, winter

June Garden Guide

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

What a frosty start to winter! Here’s hoping this means good fruit set for all the cool temperate fruit trees this year. HARVESTING All sorts of goodies have been turning up around here lately – some seasonal, some surprising – … Continue reading →

Posted in courses, Food, fruit, hanging out in the garden, maintenance, markets, planning, planting, propagating, pruning, trees, vegetables, winter

August Gardening Guide

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

HARVESTING Carrots and beetroot are fattening up nicely with all the rain we’ve had this month! Some of the citrus are now so juicy that their flavour is not as intense as usual, so a few extra herbs in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, fruit, hanging out in the garden, maintenance, permaculture principles, planning, planting, vegetables, winter