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.
Ligaya gardening tips #3 The weeds are in hot water
Most houses have a method of weed control on tap.
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Ligaya gardening tips #3 The weeds are in hot water
Most houses have a method of weed control on tap.
Soil gold
It's time to add a heap of organic material to the front garden and to think about laying in supplies for the rest of the year.
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 #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.
DIY ›
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!
Let there be light (in the chook house) and other solar shenanigans
An afternoon of fiddling gives the chooks light, fixes a problem in the greenhouse and slows down a fan. A day we'll spent I reckon!
New beds (for the aquaponics that is)
A bit of DIY and some scraps and we have floating rafts in the new aquaponics bed.
Fish Amino Acid update
It’s been more than three months since the last batch of Fish Amino Acid ferment was put down. The first […]
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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 […]
Stories of local food
Stories of Local Food is coming up soon at The Joinery in Adelaide. You can here from folks involved in food security around Adelaide. We'll be there, sans Athena.
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.
Furl the sails
It looks like it’s time to furl the sails for the cool weather. We only have a narrow back yard, […]
Spirulina try #3 update
Spirulina is a true superfood. I'm having a 3rd crack at growing it.
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 #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 #3 The weeds are in hot water
Most houses have a method of weed control on tap.
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.
Let there be light (in the chook house) and other solar shenanigans
An afternoon of fiddling gives the chooks light, fixes a problem in the greenhouse and slows down a fan. A day we'll spent I reckon!