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  • Freezing veggies for the worms

    Our friend, Annie, who breeds composting worms gave me a great tip a while back. It’s one I’ve been following and it works a treat. The tip is to freeze the vegetable scraps that are going to be fed to your worms. Then thaw them before feeding them. Freezing causes the water in the cells…

  • Grasses everywhere!

    We’ve annual grasses coming up everywhere! They’re in the beds, on the footpath, by the fence – they’re all around! But not to worry…there’s no problem. Some may call them weeds and curse the extra workload that they bring but, in fact, I planted all of them. I had a packet of Canary seed given…

  • Our little market stall

    Alchemy Cafe are hosting a vintage market today. We have a little stall selling vintage jewellery that is excess to my online shop, SellTheOld. If you’re buzzing around Gawler with extra cash and nothing to do, drop by…

  • Mycelia madness

    I’ve added the fungal spawn I got at Jess’s Intermediate Mushroom Growing workshop to coffee grounds from my favourite cafe. There are Elm and Yellow Oyster mushroom spawn and I found a bag of inoculated grain for White Button Mushrooms that was several years old. The jars and grounds in the microwave for a good…

  • Worm tower maintenance

    Worm towers are an excellent way to keep up the nutrient levels in our wicking beds. They require little maintenance beyond a regular top up. I was wondering if they needed a periodic clean out, so pulled up one and had a look.   I was interested in what was happening at the bottom of…