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Spirulina try #3 update

Spirulina is a true superfood. I’m having a 3rd crack at growing it.

Things are always evolving at Ligaya Garden. When we started Ligaya Garden, we had no protection from the Sun on a Summer afternoon. To get relief from that, we planted our row of deciduous trees and let them grow really tall. We do lose some of the fruit every year to the birds but its…

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.

Fermented Fish Extract Update.

It’s been more than three months since the last batch of Fermented Fish Extract (FEE) ferment was put down. The first of December 2020, in fact. So I thought it would be interesting to see if it’s ready. It usually takes about 4 months and others have said that it can take up to 6…

Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia)

Lots of folks ask about the ‘plant covering the middle arch’ and this is it. Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia). We put a Madeira one in last year because it ticked all the boxes for a very useful plant. Madeira Vine is a vigorous climber that could provide Summer shade, needs little looking after, and it…