Keep ’em cool!
It’s 44° and blowing a gale. Is the garden prepared enough for this weather?
Ligaya Gardening Tips #17 Chop and drop
“Chop and Drop” is a time and energy saving way compost plant materials
Last week in Ligaya Garden #13
Last week was mostly about tidying up the place. there were some Blackbird adventures and Jelina taught some weaving.
Happiness is a hoverfly haven
Crassula tetragonia attracts many predatory insects to prey on pests. It’s tough and hardy, likes little water and is easy to propagate.
Ligaya Gardening Tips #16 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 you can’t eat
Last week at Ligaya Garden #12
A busy week…we finished the new aquaponics system, talked about Vanilla Orchids, and rewired some of our DIY solar
A new aquaponics system
A third aquaponics system has been installed. it’s a NFT kind of setup running through PVC pipe. perfect for lettuces!
Ligaya Gardening Tips #15 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
