I'd like to say that I've had a somewhat notable absence from this 'blog' - but in reality, I'm probably the only one to have noticed this. After all, up to this point it has been largely a personal journal of garden experiences and record keeping. This I can see changing. So in preparation for … Continue reading A Permit of Absence
Category: Observe & Interact
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Permaculture Paradise Part II
This post is a continuation of the previous post found here. Starting with some form of design creates a firmer commitment to actually implementing your project. And action is what is going to get the ball rolling. Where is everything and what are our inputs and outputs? The basics of our situation were that the … Continue reading Permaculture Paradise Part II
Mid Summer Update 2015
A week or so ago I began to sort through some of the soil from the chook pen and managed to extract a few decent wheelbarrow loads of soil which I used to pot up seedlings and the odd avocado seed or mango seed that I found along the way. This is the second … Continue reading Mid Summer Update 2015
Propagating Date Seeds
I've recently tried propagating date pits and have managed to easily get them to sprout a root. I had them in damp newspaper for about a fortnight and have since transferred the viable ones to a pot of moss to let them grow further. Kept in a dark place still.



