Weekend In The Garden – Ground Preparation

Spring has sprung in Australia and the ground temperature is slowly warming up. Last weekend and This past weekend I spent my free time preparing the well wintered vegetable garden block for planting. The first true Spring days seem to present themselves around the beginning of October providing the perfect conditions to prepare the garden bed for planting…

October 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Growing Organic Vegetables  No Comments

Pea Straw Mulch For Vegetable Gardens

Pea straw is the waste product left from large scale agricultural production of peas. A versatile product used as both a stock feed and garden mulch, pea straw has been popular for several years increasingly so in recent years. As a stock feed pea straw is often baled and silage wrapped when still relatively green and fresh. Pea straw garden mulch is usually baled when dry and can be purchased direct from the farm or from a local garden centre.

October 11, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Growing Organic Vegetables  No Comments