In The Garden

Creating a thriving garden in sandy soil can be challenging, but with the right approach, you can transform your barren patch into a productive and beautiful kitchen garden. This guide will walk you through the process of starting a new garden bed in sandy soil, using techniques … [Read more...] about Starting a New Garden Bed in Sandy Soil: A Step-by-Step Guide

Making Your Own Seed Raising MixSeed raising mix is something we go through a lot of every year when starting our vegetable seedlings. While you can purchase commercial seed raising mixes, we prefer to make our own custom blend. By making our own seed raising mix we know exactly … [Read more...] about Homemade Seed Raising Mix: For Thriving Garden Plants

Until this summer I had never grown Zinnias before, but after listening to a podcast about them and hearing how tough they were, how spectacular their flowers are, we decided to give them a shot at growing them and they were well worth it.Zinnias were easy to sprout from seed, … [Read more...] about How to Grow Zinnias: From Blossom to Bliss

Here in Perth, Western Australia we have found there are two main growing season, winter and summer. We start sowing our seeds in late winter so our seedlings will be ready to be transplanted in early spring, allowing the plant to establish before the heat of summer comes on top … [Read more...] about Summer Vegetable Planting Guide: What we are growing

Snow peas, what isn’t there to love about them, they are easy to grow, produce large amounts of peas, great for your health and are great as a snack, in a salad or as a side on a meal. Our son loves to go out and pick his own snow peas and snack on them giving the odd snow pea to … [Read more...] about How to Grow and Care for Snow Peas