Africanaussie Goes GreenWell, there you go! – it is compost awareness week once again! I have been using in ground worm buckets for a couple of years now. Both my compost bin and my compost tumbler are full to the brim, so I decided I would insert a worm bucket into my herb spiral. I dug out […]
I managed to source some seeds this week from a fellow gardener who grows and sells microgreens, and seeds. She delivers them to peoples homes, so I felt very blessed to get my delivery placed into my cooler box outside the front door. I planted the corn into a plastic container with a lid, and […]
My hubby said the other evening as we were watching some mindless TV that he loves being stuck at home with me. That definitely gelled with today’s theme. Today I started making a batch of his favourite sourdough olive bread, this could or could not be related to that warm fuzzy feeling I had when […]
I grow sprouts and microgreens all year round. I really love these fenugreek microgreens, but others that I enjoy are sunflower, green pea, tatsoi and broccoli. I buy fenugreek seeds from the Indian grocer, by the kilo, and it is so much cheaper than from a seed supply company. I grow them in flat plastic trays […]
Normally we switch off our lights for an hour during Earth Hour, this year it will be different. If you are participating, post a notice on your facebook page. See the details here: https://www.earthhour.org.au/documents/2020-social-assets Sign up and watch some marvelous shows from the comfort of your couch as you stay at home. Now more than […]
International compost awareness week is the 3rd to the 9th May, join in the fun here: International compost awareness weekor the home page here Did you know that compost sequesters carbon in the soil? Here is a comprehensive report if you want to learn more. https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/-/media/epa/corporate-site/resources/waste/110171-compost-climate-change.pdf?la=en&hash=7ADC0B32600A8EE49E72187E4A027FA1C809AEAE I try to compost any waste that I can instead […]
Growing from seed Here in tropical North Queensland I am very excited to be preparing the raised beds to grow my vegetables this year. I grow from seed so do not want to miss the beginning of the growing season. Of course we never really know when the wet season is going to end, but […]
Developing the capacity to enjoy less Having recently retired I have made a conscious decision to enjoy what we have, live with less, and live simply. I love this quote, and I cannot find absolute proof that Socrates wrote it, but whoever did write it has encapsulated the way I would like to live […]
