Category: Gardening
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Bare Earth… No way!
I’ve been sharing this pic around because it’s an unusual event in the garden. When we bought the block, the first thing we did was cover the whole front yard with layers of newspaper and about 10cm (that’s 4″ in the old measurement) of compost and mulch. After a frustrating wait of a few days,…
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Lotsa babies!
With all the crazy weather of late, I decided to drop by the Gawler Community House, where I look after the garden that supplies the kitchen with fresh, seasonal vegetables for their community meals. Part of my job is to keep the worm farm running smoothly, so you can imagine how happy I was to see lots…
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Finally… It’s here… A digital microscope so that we can have fun (sorry, study) critters in the soil!
ligayagarden microscopy soil ecology via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYffbhly2O/
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Something strange over the garden
After the success of the plastic Owl in the backyard, I decided to go one step further and grab us a flying one. These are quite a clever design, essentially they’re a plastic Owl head on a windsock with wings that stretch a metre wide. I’ve installed it on a 4 metre length of electrical…

