Archive for May, 2010

Organic Ingredients – Woodchips

Wood chips are made from old logs and wood waste that are not suitable for milling for timber. Some trees are grown specifically for the production of woodchips for paper pulp manufacturing. Woodchips are also left over after roadside tree trimming or clearing around powerlines…

May 29, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Organic materials  No Comments

Organic Ingredients – 5 ways to use Rabbit Manure in the garden

Rabbit manure or rabbit poo is one of the highest sources of nitrogen and phosphorous compared to other farmyard animal manures. It is also on par with other manure for its potassium content. Rabbit manure is an ideal product for the organic gardener…

May 28, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Organic Gardening  No Comments

Organic Ingredients – 5 tips for using seaweed in the garden

Seaweed is one of those garden additives that people either swear by or fear. Seaweed has by default a large quantity of sodium in it. Plants do not need sodium for growth and if they did, ground sodium at minute levels is ample…

May 28, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Organic Gardening  No Comments

Organic in the Garden – Why use a compost Bin?

We all know that compost is good for the Garden. We know what to put in a compost. But why should we use a compost bin? Well, to be perfectly honest, you don’t need a bin, cage or any structure to make compost. The ideal compost would be made in the open air. Perhaps in furrows or in long rows. Covers can be used if desired…

May 20, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Composting  No Comments

4 Steps to making compost in the ground – A beginners guide to trench composting

There are many ways to make compost. Typical green brown composts are made either in a compost bin or a heap on the ground. Compost does not always require the use of a surrounding container. Compost made in a heap is much easier to turn if and when required…

May 18, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Composting  No Comments

Organic in the Garden – 6 Uses for Home Made Compost

No garden is complete without a Backyard compost heap. It’s a great place to get rid of your old lawn clippings, leaves, shredded branches and cardboard and newspaper. Its always a good idea to work with 2 or 3 separate compost heaps. While one is full and in the process of becoming compost, the other is being filled. I like to use the third bin just in case the second one is full and there first one is not quiet ready…

May 16, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Composting  No Comments

Breaking Tradition with Composting

Ask any gardener and they will likely tell you the best three ingredients for a garden patch is Compost, Compost and more Compost. Anything that was once alive is often what we are told should be added to a compost heap – with the exception of meat scraps, citrus and onions. I like to break with tradition when making compost…

May 16, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Composting  No Comments

The way of the future – 5 positive permaculture practices

Growing, Picking and cooking your own home grown fruit and vegetables is an exciting time. The health benefits are obvious. And although the growing of fruit and vegetables forms a large part of a backyard permaculture system, there is a lot more to permaculture than just growing things.

May 14, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Permaculture  No Comments

Keeping your vegie patch weed free during winter

Parts of your Vegetable garden will ultimately not be planted with any crop during winter months. This leaves the ground open to weed growth, so what to do during these colder months…

May 4, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments