Category: Gardening

• Someone’s going through changes

  Insects can change a lot as they grow. Here’s an example of two different stages (instars) in a Green Vegetable Bug’s life.

  ligayagardener

  January 26, 2022

  Gardening

  beetles, bugs, garden pests, insects, pest control, pests

• A community hydro setup at Ligaya Garden

  

  The structure for the new Kratky hydro system is built out in the back garden with space for about 50 plants. There’s quite a story behind it, which I’ll tell you about now…

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  January 25, 2022

  Aquaponics, Community, Gardening

  Community, green vegetables, hydroponics, Kratky, reduce reuse recycle

• More goodness for the garden from waste materials

  

  Two new batches of liquid fertilizers are almost ready to go. Have a read and see what they are and why I’m making them.

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  January 11, 2022

  Composting, fertilizer

  fermentation, fertiliser, fish amino acid, food waste, Fruit, Gardening, pests

• Thinking in Ligaya Garden #3

  

  The Hops bine is trying its best to shade us this Summer.

  ligayagardener

  December 28, 2021

  Gardening

  garden philosophy, Gardening, hops, Nature, passive cooling, permaculture, thinking, vines

• A sacrificial christmas in extreme closeup

  

  Actually, they’re Spider Mites filmed with my new digital microscope. As I learn more about microscopy, the videos and pics will improve, so bear with me! The new microscope has added so much more depth to my understanding of the dance of predator and prey in our garden ecosystem.

  ligayagardener

  December 26, 2021

  Gardening

  garden predators, Gardening, microscopy, organic gardening, permaculture, pest control, pests, predators