Our Seeds.
January 22, 2009
The Spring issue of the Australian Seed Saver’s Network newsletter restricted the following:”Five years ago we conducted a survey on where Australian seed sellers source their seeds and were shocked to find that even the small non-hybrid companies import significant amounts of their stock. Buying fr…
Why Have a Home Vegetable Garden Part 4
January 22, 2009
An added bonus is the lifestyle change it brings with it. The bonus of fresh air, sunlight, being outdoors, doing something physical (which our bodies are designed to do best!), moving around and spending quiet duration, busying ourselves with something else than work, family and hectic living, is …
Why Have a Home Vegetable Garden Part 3
January 21, 2009
When ripe and picked, they are at the peak of their freshness and perfection and not stuck being imported, transported, chilled and somewhat wilted, stuck on a shelf for a day or two, by the moment you get to bring them home from the grocer or big-box store!
Fresh is hard to beat. When it comes to…
Why Have a Home Vegetable Garden Part 2
January 20, 2009
Back to simpler times and simple methods. Some gardening tools might have changed all through the ages, but certainly the tilling and toiling, digging, preparing, seeding, watering, weeding, trimming and gardening per se have not! For the most part, we seed, plant, water, weed and pick in the same …
Why Have a Home Vegetable Garden
January 19, 2009
Some see gardening as a hobby, relaxation, a way to get close(r) or back to nature, slow down, keep busy, spend day outdoors, lead a balanced life and just enjoy something active, associating with growth and life, even therapy or shared family moments!
Regardless of what brings you to that wonderfu…
The Grapes are Ripening
January 18, 2009
Scarecrow’s Log: 18:01:2009:The Grapes are slowly ripening.Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 9.8CHighest Max 39.5CNo Recorded RainfallWe are enjoying the last of the ‘cool change’ days before the temperature rises again that week. There are hints of rain but we will believe that when our feet are we…
Bark
January 17, 2009
These are shots of a huge gum tree in our town’s main street.Like many trees here at the moment it’s shedding it’s bark.The curly bark contrasts the smooth bark beneath.It’s like they are having a giant stretch and popping the bark off![Source] Scarecrow