Category: Gardening

• Don’t pull up your weeds!

  

  Tidying up your garden can actually be detrimental. if you like to avoud excess labour, read on…

  ligayagardener

  March 23, 2023

  insects, pests, predators

  insect pests, insect predators, insects, pest control, pests, weeds

• Little things – a big surprise

  

  I found something tiny but extremely interesting in the garden today …

  ligayagardener

  March 16, 2023

  Gardening

  natural pest control, parasitoid wasps, pest contol, wasps

• Why I’ve moved to a locally sourced, (mostly) plant based diet

  

  I sometmes get asked why I live on plants (mostly). Heres why.

  ligayagardener

  March 11, 2023

  Activism, Community, Family, Gardening, thoughts

  food resilience, health, lifestyle, permaculture, resilience, resources, simple life

• Worm havens

  

  Worms need a place to hide in Summer. Building a worm haven can help them out.

  ligayagardener

  March 1, 2023

  Composting, Gardening, worms

  compost worms, dog poo, earthworms, summer, vermiculite

• Saving our eggplants (and Tomatoes and Pepino)

  

  Nature knows what it is doing and sometimes, it’s best to sit back and watch.

  ligayagardener

  February 27, 2023

  Gardening, Nature, pests, troubleshooting

  garden pests, ladybird beetles, natural pest control, spider mites, stethorus