It's mid Winter here in the patch so last weekend I knocked over a few jobs that needed doing before the weather starts to warm up.
The asparagus plants got a good trim & the beds were feed some home made compost & aged horse manure. Also planted out a few extra broccoli to see if we can squeeze in another crop before summer.
This weekend it will be a few beds out the back that get the same treatment. Also have some ginger & turmeric to harvest so am looking forward to that.
Cheers all.
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Aquaponic update vlog with lazy fish & winter tomatoes.
Has been nearly 3 months since the last aquaponic vlog update so here you go folks.
Winter has struck here & the fish are starting to get a tad lazy due to the cold water but the plants are still growing strong.
The tomatoes have had another trim today with a few branches strung up due to the weight of the new fruit forming.
Have noticed that the water level is dropping a bit more than normal so shall be investigating to see if there are any leaks developing on the pipe work. I'm hoping that it's just just the growth spurt we've seen over the past week or so that is causing the increased water usage.
Best be off & start working in the patch.
Cheers & all the best folks.
Winter has struck here & the fish are starting to get a tad lazy due to the cold water but the plants are still growing strong.
The tomatoes have had another trim today with a few branches strung up due to the weight of the new fruit forming.
Have noticed that the water level is dropping a bit more than normal so shall be investigating to see if there are any leaks developing on the pipe work. I'm hoping that it's just just the growth spurt we've seen over the past week or so that is causing the increased water usage.
Best be off & start working in the patch.
Cheers & all the best folks.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
A wander through our Subtropical Veggie Patch. The early Winter edition 2015.
Hi folks.
Had a few people ask how things are going in the veggie patch & finally managed to do a "quick" clip on the hoop house section of our veggie patch. Funnily enough our Winter veggie patch here in the Subtropics looks very similar to many friends that are growing in North America, the UK & Europe at the moment.
Am looking forward to harvesting the first of our winter veg like cauliflower & broccoli. Still have a few summer crops that need to be harvested like the yacon, turmeric & ginger as they take a bit longer to mature in our climate. Hope to post some harvest clips on them soon.
Hope everyone else is having a great season,
Rob.
Had a few people ask how things are going in the veggie patch & finally managed to do a "quick" clip on the hoop house section of our veggie patch. Funnily enough our Winter veggie patch here in the Subtropics looks very similar to many friends that are growing in North America, the UK & Europe at the moment.
Am looking forward to harvesting the first of our winter veg like cauliflower & broccoli. Still have a few summer crops that need to be harvested like the yacon, turmeric & ginger as they take a bit longer to mature in our climate. Hope to post some harvest clips on them soon.
Hope everyone else is having a great season,
Rob.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
A wander through the small urban farm, May 3rd 2015.. Happy Permaculture day all..
Hi there folks..
Has been a few months since a post was made on this poor neglected blog, so here you go..
Took the camera for a walk around the yard yesterday to do a bit of an update on the various gardens in the patch.. Didn't show much of the aquaponics as that would of turned it into an epic ;-)
Am looking forward to the upcoming changes & sorting out some more fruit trees for both the front & back yards.. Once the PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate course) has been completed I hope to have time to sort out a workable plan with Bianca so we can get cracking..
Hope to have a few more updates posted here in coming weeks..
Cheers all..
Has been a few months since a post was made on this poor neglected blog, so here you go..
Took the camera for a walk around the yard yesterday to do a bit of an update on the various gardens in the patch.. Didn't show much of the aquaponics as that would of turned it into an epic ;-)
Am looking forward to the upcoming changes & sorting out some more fruit trees for both the front & back yards.. Once the PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate course) has been completed I hope to have time to sort out a workable plan with Bianca so we can get cracking..
Hope to have a few more updates posted here in coming weeks..
Cheers all..
Monday, December 29, 2014
A New Year Message from Dr. Vandana Shiva for 2015
We Are All Seeds - A New Year Message from Dr. Vandana Shiva for 2015...
As 2015 has been declared the Year of Soil, let us recognize that in the seed and the soil we can find answers to every one of the crisis we are facing.
As 2015 has been declared the Year of Soil, let us recognize that in the seed and the soil we can find answers to every one of the crisis we are facing.
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