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Aquaponics Sweet Potatoes
Jelina is happy! We cleaned out the aquaponics last week and boy, did that Sweet Potato make a mess of things! So why is Jelina happy? It’s because we harvested more than 2 kg of crunchy little purple tubers. They’re kind of like little carrots. As you can see from the pic above, there is…
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A bigger palace for the girls!
I spent most of the day extending the chicken run. It’s a metre longer, 10cms wider and now has a sliding gate rather than the swinging gate that was using a lot room to open. It’s a project that’s been on my mind for a while as the chooks are confined to quarters now and…
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Behemoth beetles
I found a few of these critters when I was cleaning out the chook run today. I reckon its always good to find new species here and there. Diversity is resilience and I hope these are adding an extra bit to the decomposition process. I tried feeding the beetles to the girls, but they ran…
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Typhoon Malcolm
Empty Empty… It looks like a typhoon has been through our yard. Branches and broken growth are everywhere. Even Athena doesn’t know where to poo! It’s actually not that bad. Yes the place is in a mess. I started with a light pre-Winter tidy up, then discovered that the Madder had spread absolutely everywhere under…
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Jerusalem Artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus)
Jerusalem Artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus) are a close relative of the well known Sunflower (Helianthus annuus). They are equally as tall, hardy and beautiful as their cousins and even more productive.This plant has many names, the most descriptive being ‘Sunchokes’ or ‘Fartichokes’. I call Jerusalem Artichokes ‘everyone’s best friend’ because they have so many…
Ligaya Garden
a little garden near Gawler
