Tag: Growing
How to Grow and Dry Your Own Herbs
As a new gardener, I often found the task of growing prize-winning tomatoes and succulent melons very daunting. Can I say succulent melons here?...
The Power of Feijoas
Hooray, it’s feijoa season! Perfumed green fruits like no other, and the final harvest of our autumn. Here are a few tips for growing,...
How to Grow Asparagus from Seed
]Starting asparagus from seed is easy, and it’ll save you a lot of money compared to buying pricey asparagus crowns. Nurseries sell asparagus crowns, which...
Tomato growing tips
Here’s a little extract from our new book Milkwood, which is in all good Australian/NZ bookstores starting THIS WEEK (yay) – and available worldwide...
How to Grow Tomatillos
Tomatillos are one of the easiest crops to grow in the home garden, and plants yield pounds of fruit even with no care or...
Ornamental Plants You Can Eat
Yes, it’s true. While many people grow ornamental plants sheerly for their beauty, many of these plants are also edible. Take a look below...
Review – The Sawyer Mini or the LifeStraw?
In this post, I compare two of the more popular survival water filter options for your bugout, get home and other survival bags. Those...
