Creating the Dreamland shelterbelt
At the back of Dreamland lies a school and right next to the fence line they have planted a mob of eucalyptus trees. This has left us with a double-challenge – what can we [...]
Organic
Vines = grapes, right?
We inherited some grapes, of unknown colour and variety, which were planted in our vegetable patch. But they weren’t doing so well. In fact, despite all our efforts, very [...]
About elephants and bull ants
In those early days when we laid out the vegetable patch we made a lot of mistakes. Sure some of those were our own errors, because we had no idea up-front how big our [...]
Potato production pasted
So our vegetables were growing and mostly producing really well – we had something of everything in their appropriate seasons. Well, that is, except potatoes. So we started [...]
When life gives you lemons, squeeze the day
It’s amazing how nature provides us with the right vitamins at the right times of the year. With winter approaching, all the citrus trees are providing us with much needed [...]
Strawberry fields forever
In those early years we really wanted to grow prize strawberries. In fact, to this day, we still want to. But in these years we were plagued by snails that ate massive holes [...]
Line up a lane of fruit trees
We have a long driveway, about 120 meters of it – I know because a 100m hose pipe doesn’t reach to the end. That is a lot of real estate. However, on the one side it has [...]
Blueberry bliss
The blueberry must be the queen of the berry species. Besides looking beautiful on the bush, what is more yum than a bowl of fresh blueberries? Although they grow quite OK in [...]
Raspberry lane
It’s amazing how our bodies cry for the supplements and foods we need – if only we could learn to listen better. Besides, what is better than a big bowl of mixed berries [...]
Vegetable boxes versions 1,2 and 3
So there we were unpacking boxes and hanging pictures in our own place in Lara and haphazardly planning our garden. There was a neatly fenced off area, roughly the size of [...]
