Category: Gardening

• 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)

  ligayagardener

  May 17, 2023

  Gardening, pests, plants, predators

  Cape Gooseberry, indicator plants, ladybird beetles, pest control, pests, plants, spider mites, stethorus

• Spicy chook warmer for Winter + a place to bathe in the dust

  

  Chooks benefit from warming spices in Winter. Here’s how we add a little warmth for our girls.

  ligayagardener

  May 16, 2023

  chickens

  chicken food, chickens, chook food, Chooks, Herbs, quail, spices, winter

• Rootbound seedlings? No problem!

  

  Have you ever bought seedlings from a garden centre that are rootbound? Hopefully, they were cheap but that’s not often the case.

  ligayagardener

  April 29, 2023

  Gardening, propagation, troubleshooting

  propagation, rootbound, Seedlings

• Lots of work on pests and biodiversity

  

  There’s been a lot off behind the scenes stuff going on here getting ready for some new pages on diversity.

  ligayagardener

  April 20, 2023

  fungi, Gardening, insects, pests, predators

  biodiversity, pdfs, pest control, Workshops

• Growing good Rosemary, Wormwood and Lavender

  

  Subtraction can lead to a great deal of addition when it comes to Rosemary, Lavender and Wormwood.

  ligayagardener

  April 15, 2023

  Gardening, propagation

  Herbs, lavender, natural pest control, propagation, Pruning, Rosemary, Wormwood