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…and the kitchen sink!
We’ve got water use, catchment and distribution in the garden under control, now it’s time to learn about recycling our greywater from the house. To that end, I’ve disconnected the drain from the sink and run it into buckets. A couple of days of measuring showed that we were throwing away around 21 litres a…
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The garden’s growing to live up to its name
Thanks to the extra rain and the overcast skies, Ligaya garden has become almost overgrown. Some readers may remember the fecundity and thickness of the greenery this time last year. A lot of that was to do with a surplus of Lab Lab beans that overgrew so much. This year, its just as thick and…
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Less waste by reusing zip ties
I use a lot of zip ties (or cable ties) around the house and garden. They are a quick and easy way to secure a lot of things temporarily or permanently. Often, I’ve wondered about reusing them to save money and the amount of plastic we are putting in the recycling. A quick search on…
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The last fiddly bit
Jelina has been asking for a water feature out in the aquaponics area for a while. We’ve finished all the big work now on the system (until the big fish tank goes in next year), so I used a couple of builder’s tubs and some polypipe off-cuts that were laying around to make her this…
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Gary’s Christmas message
I found Gary the Yabby waving his claws around from a little space in between some big pots. He’d climbed out of his pond to say ‘Merry Christmas’! to everyone and a Happy New Year.
Ligaya Garden
a little garden near Gawler
