I always find it a struggle to introduce new chooks to the flock. These girls are worse than being at high school and that was rough. share2steem via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BxmGmSjlB0J/
Author: ligayagardener
A family with a garden near Gawler where we experiment with sustainability.
New wicking beds
The last couple of weeks have seen big changes in the front garden. After the mulching and new paths, I was looking at what scrap material we had and found two half pickle barrels. So… I reused some of the gravel, some plastic that I was gifted, old PVC pipe, polypipe and shade cloth to…
Bye Mercy!
This afternoon, I found Mercy, our oldest chook dead in the middle of the run. She was coming up on 4 years old. There were no obvious marks or fluids, no sign of a struggle, so I hope it was a painless death. I’ve been remiss in spending time with the girls lately as there…
Modularity rules!
One of the great things about aquaponics is that you can design a high degree of modularity and redundancy into your system. Am example is our floating raft beds – the plants in them aren’t doing so well now that the cooler weather is here. I noticed that, in these conditions, the Azolla was thriving….
Sweet potato harvest. The first of many!
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Before the rain
Yesterday, before it rained. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8Vok_lRDG/
Two and a quarter!
Over the last week, I’ve put in new edging along the main garden paths. Folks kept tripping over the old pavers that we were using for the job – it was a bit of a health hazard! I wanted to do it in one hit and, after a couple of days searching recycling and scrap…
Busy times…
It’s been a busy week here. I’ve added a second tap in the front yard and divided the drip irrigation into three, smaller, sectors each with its own tap. This should make water use a lot more efficient next Summer as we can easily isolate parts of the garden now in case the weather gets…
This Silverbeet is protected
This Silverbeet is protected from above by rays of light. Maybe that’ll keep the bugs off of it! https://www.instagram.com/p/BwssfEZliHh/
