The 1st of September came and went. For us down here it marked the beginning of Spring, although it seemed Spring had already arrived some weeks before. It's been weeks since posting as I've been steadily spending what ever available time carting plants and pots and garden items over to the new block where I … Continue reading Spring – Update – 2017
Last Sunday I was up early to get out and get some horse manure. I had been offered the unique opportunity to pick up horse manure from a friends horse paddocks. I turned up with some old stock feed bags, some gloves and an empty ute (utility). To me this was an exciting venture for … Continue reading New Adventures in Poop Scooping
Today was marked by the arrival of the two 23 000 litre rainwater tanks. (6075 gallons) I had figured in my head that we would be able to man-handle them down onto the pad when they arrived from the top of the block. I've shifted large tanks at the Community Garden and they are cumbersome … Continue reading Rainwater Storage
We are planning to use rainwater throughout the house wherever possible, so utilising our greywater (wastewater from showers, bath, laundry and hand basins) means that the water captured from our rooftop goes further. Generally, the permaculture approach to water is to capture it, slow it and disperse it through the designed system (in this case … Continue reading Tillellan – Greywater System
In many respects, life at our current Petit Paradis started with Compost Worms. We started our garden by initially burying food scraps directly into the sand and introducing some compost worms which we brought over from our previous residence. The worms quickly digested this organic matter into soil humus. This in turn introduced more of … Continue reading Petit Paradis – Compost Worms
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