Our second podcast is up on Anchor!
Our second podcast is here!
New compost tea presses ready to go!
I spent part of yesterday afternoon whipping up two new 100 mm compost tea presses. They're ready now to mount and make rich, nettle tea.
Cleaning out the worms
Every so often, the worms get a thorough clean out. Athena helps me as much as she can as we harvest all of the goodness created by some of the hardest workers at Ligaya Garden.
Gardening ›
Ligaya Gardening Tips #7 Encourage fungi
Some of our best garden helpers work unseen. Fungi are at the interface of the organic and inorganic and do so much for our gardens, even those varieties that we can't eat
Ligaya Gardening Tips #6 the joy of perennials
Having plants that don't need to be replanted every year can really take the effort out of many aspects of gardening.
Ligaya Gardening tips #5 Blackbirds
Learning to love a garden pest.
Ligaya Gardening Tips #4 Grow Azolla
Azolla is an amazing plant. It only needs a little water, it's a nutritious fodder plant for the chickens. We use it as a mulch for the big plant pots
DIY ›
The big cover-up
Too much rain has been overflowing the aquaponics and starving plants of nutrients. It's been flooding the backyard too. A big cover-up is in order.
Ligaya Gardening Tips #6 the joy of perennials
Having plants that don't need to be replanted every year can really take the effort out of many aspects of gardening.
Our first ‘how to’ video!
Big things are afoot at Ligaya Garden, especially in how we share our information with you.
Bioponics changeover
A moderate shift in perspective and technique will improve the efficiency of the garden, especially the aquaponics, enormously. Follow us a swe make the shift to bioponics!
Community ›
Fund raising
We'd like to complete a major rainwater harvesting and irrigation project before Summer comes, so we're reaching out for donations to help us get it all done. Here's how you can help -
Our first ‘how to’ video!
Big things are afoot at Ligaya Garden, especially in how we share our information with you.
Stories of Urban Food
Marlon and I presented a little talk about Ligaya Garden in an evening of getting together with other folks involved in the urban food scene
Don’t forget…
Do you want to learn more about our local food champions and how we can all shape our local food […]
Food for the girls
Help feed the chickens!
Egg laying is hungry work - a small donation from you can help keep the girls fed and happy.
A$2.00
Bioponics changeover
A moderate shift in perspective and technique will improve the efficiency of the garden, especially the aquaponics, enormously. Follow us a swe make the shift to bioponics!
Gardening Australia visited us
A visit from Gardening Australia was definitely the highlight of this year so far.
Ligaya Gardening tips #5 Blackbirds
Learning to love a garden pest.
Ligaya Gardening Tips #7 Encourage fungi
Some of our best garden helpers work unseen. Fungi are at the interface of the organic and inorganic and do so much for our gardens, even those varieties that we can't eat
Ligaya Gardening Tips #4 Grow Azolla
Azolla is an amazing plant. It only needs a little water, it's a nutritious fodder plant for the chickens. We use it as a mulch for the big plant pots
Ligaya gardening tips #2 Make friends with annual grasses
Learning to see annual grasses as friends can take a lot of the work out of gardening and actually have some benefits.
Ligaya Gardening Tips #6 the joy of perennials
Having plants that don't need to be replanted every year can really take the effort out of many aspects of gardening.
Ligaya Gardening Tips #1 Leave some veggies for the Bugs
It can be beneficial to leave a few plants after they have finished producing edible bits for you and use them as lures for pests.
Ligaya gardening tips #3 The weeds are in hot water
Most houses have a method of weed control on tap.