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.
Gardening Australia visited us
A visit from Gardening Australia was definitely the highlight of this year so far.
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Spirulina try #3 update
Spirulina is a true superfood. I'm having a 3rd crack at growing it.
Tall trees
Things are always evolving at Ligaya Garden. When we started Ligaya Garden, we had no protection from the Sun on […]
Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia)
Lots of folks ask about the ‘plant covering the middle arch’ and this is it. Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia). We […]
What’s next in 2021?
The big jobs are slowing down but there's still so much to do at Ligaya Garden.
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Our little snippet
The Adelaide Edible Garden Trail crew sent us this link to a snippet from our segment. It’s about the space […]
Furl the sails
It looks like it’s time to furl the sails for the cool weather. We only have a narrow back yard, […]
A new mod for the aquaponics.
A simple modification to one of the aquaponics filters should resolve a problem when adding fertilizer.
New Grass Roots article!
I've an other article in what is probably Australia's longest running self suffiency magazine.
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Gardening Australia visited us
A visit from Gardening Australia was definitely the highlight of this year so far.
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Gifts from (slightly) above
Having wild birds around can bring mixed benefits. We reckon there's more positive than negative aspects of having thema round. Ligaya Garden is a living ecosystem and they have their place.
Thank you for your waste
Some awesome local businesses are contributing to and extracting from the local food waste stream. Here's a post about who they are and where the waste goes.
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
Furl the sails
It looks like it’s time to furl the sails for the cool weather. We only have a narrow back yard, […]
Verge progress
The verge is a vital component of our garden and our life.
Gardening Australia visited us
A visit from Gardening Australia was definitely the highlight of this year so far.
Coffee in the garden
Coffee is more than an essential food group, it has several other interesting medicinal properties.
Low pressure sprinklers for the drippers
Drippers are great at targeting the water needs of individual plants but the soil and mulch in between can easy dry out. Sprinklers on the hose is the obvious answer but that requires extra pressure, so you can't run the drippers at the same time.
One more experiment finished
One of my Bokashi dog poo experiments has finished. It’s probably the most successful one so far. Dog poo is […]
A bowl of Goosefoot
Goosefoot is a weed that has made its way into our hearts, garden and meals at Ligaya Garden
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 […]
Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia)
Lots of folks ask about the ‘plant covering the middle arch’ and this is it. Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia). We […]