A few things.The aquaponics is coming along nicely. It has taken a little while for me to get my head around the workings of the system and to make it relatively easy and simple. I think I am there.We had a storm the night before last. Winds of 110kph were forecast. I'm not sure if … Continue reading End of May Garden Update
Author: Petit Paradis
I am on a journey with my family to transition as closely as practicable to a state of self-reliance in suburbia. I practice permaculture principles in our house, garden and community. We are on the southern coast of Western Australia. To our north is the rest of the world. To the south, Antarctica.
Native Garden
This pile of material has been lurking under our house for some time. With the cooler weather on the way and some days off work - and a green waste verge collection on its way - I decided to do the front native garden make-over sooner than later. So just over a week ago I … Continue reading Native Garden
Aquaponics – Next stage completed – May 2011
Gradually the system is taking shape. This was one of the bigger obstacles and I managed to overcome it today with a bit of an extra hand from my brother to get the second bench in position. I also painted the benches with metal paint to give them a new resilience to the weather. All … Continue reading Aquaponics – Next stage completed – May 2011
New Chook
There has been a bit happening in the garden recently despite mainly working and not spending that much time in it, or seeing it in the dark when I get home...But last week we said goodbye to Beecker the rooster. He was starting to crow beyond his couple of 7am calls to several calls during … Continue reading New Chook
Aquaponics Project – Some Musings.
Here is the chaos surrounding the next stage of the aquaponics project. So far, despite some time spent thinking things over, the project seems to be 'building itself'. The benches I got some months back have worked out perfect for the job. At the time I hadn't even thought about using them for this project … Continue reading Aquaponics Project – Some Musings.
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