Category: insects
-
You don’t have to ‘take’ herbs to stay healthy
Herbalism isn’t just about ingesting plants, it’s about living in a mutually supportive relationship with them. The ‘medicinal’ part that we focus on is really just a bonus. Here’s an example from our garden.
-
This mite do the job!
Spider Mites do a lot of damage and sometimes, the cavalry arrive too late or in too few numbers. Here’s my trick to keeping them under control.
-
Bug bites
Traditionally, one is told to discard damaged leaves when harvesting herbs but you could be missing out.
-
A piece of bird poo? Look again…
I thought she was a sticky lump of bird poo but was rewarded by looking closely. I’ve found our first Bird Dropping Spider at Ligaya Garden!
-
Plant spotlight #1: The story of our Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
Heres our first ‘Plant Spotlight’ where we write in detail sbout particular plants in Ligaya Garden. This one’s Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
