The new raised garden bed at the back of the block is in need of fill.The broad beans are nearly done and there are corn and tomato plants that I just had to get in somewhere. The rest of the garden bed is still shallow and the dirt that I put in there is not … Continue reading A Mulching Adventure →

 This is Stella. She came from a large flock of Australorp chickens and settled in nicely to the routine here. Her and Penny - our dominant hen, get on just fine and you could be mistaken for Stella being the dominant hen, only Penny has her pecking way with her now and then. All in … Continue reading The Hen that Crows →

What is in your garden? What is in your street?Just off the top of my head I know there are at least seven houses in our street who grow something in their garden that they can eat. Some are extensive. Some are doing what little they can. Others are having to make-do with renting the … Continue reading The Backyard Edible Garden – what’s your frequency Kenneth? →

Now and then I come across others that are keeping similar garden records. In amongst a whole heap of fancy gardening websites and blogs there appears to be a growing number of people doing the backyard gardening blog, and doing it very well I think.Here are a couple I've come across that I thought I … Continue reading The Backyard Gardening Blog – We are not alone, you and I. →

 Down in the garden the sun has a sting to it. Sounds of the Albany Agricultural Show drift over the house from the showgrounds close by. A female announcers voice. Shrills and screams from the show rides. The cicadas tick away patiently, summoning summer closer and closer with each tick and click. From the cool … Continue reading Wanderings →