Author: ligayagardener

• Mushrooms do grow on coffee.

  Mushrooms are easy to grow on recycled materials. Here I have white button mushrooms growing on coffee grounds that were scavenged from a local coffee shop. I spread some innoculated grain over the surface, made sure all was moist, but not wet and covered them to keep them moist and warm. To house them I…

  ligayagardener

  April 28, 2015

  Gardening

  mushroom growing, mushrooms, mycelium, Sustainability, white button mushrooms

• Worms.

  Worms are an awesome and simple way to recycle household food scraps into valuable fertilizer and compost. These little fellows are working so hard converting ours that they are, literally, fogging up my camera lens! I had an old farm that I dug out of the shed and gave a good wash. I ‘sterilized’ it…

  ligayagardener

  April 27, 2015

  Gardening

  food scraps, Sustainability, vermiposting, worm composting, worms

• Supermarkets get something right.

  Ergonomic steering handles, cup holder and a place to tick off your shopping list. Kudos for the new addition to shopping trolleys, Woolworths!

  ligayagardener

  April 26, 2015

  Gardening

  ergonomics, shopping, shopping trolley, Sustainability, Woolworths

• Farewell to Green Waste

  The green waste bin won’t be going out anymore. Between worms and efficient composting, there will be no need. Now, what to do with the bin…so many ideas come to mind.

  ligayagardener

  April 25, 2015

  Gardening

  green waste, Sustainability, worms