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Garening for Ligaya: Part 1
Even though some folks (myself included) sometimes use the term ‘urban farm’ to describe our place, it’s not really that focused on production. It’s mostly about systems that provide for our needs while freeing up our time and energy while going a little way toward adressing some of the issues around climate change and resource…
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Which Comfrey is which?
‘True Comfrey’ (Symphytum officinale) is a common herb in Europe. The other common variety is ‘Russian Comfrey’ (Symphytum x uplandicum) in many cases. This is, in turn, a hybrid of two varieties. The ‘x’ in its taxonomic name means that it is a hybrid. ‘True Comfrey’ will self seed prolifically, while the ‘Russian Comfrey’ we…
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Food Underfoot…or ‘why looking down is good for you’
On Sunday, I took my first local weed walk, I called it ‘Food Underfoot‘. I’ve done a few walks further away from Gawler, but thought that we need to make a name for our town. I decided to host it in Henry Chenoweth Park which now has the dubious honour of having the most edible…
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Summer Goals 2017
Summer is nearly upon us so it’s time to work out some goals for the upcoming season. As you can see from the photo, we had some pretty big sunflowers last year, so it goes without saying that we want even bigger ones this year. The seeds from the largest of the last crop…
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Careful planning
In such a small space, we need to plan as much as possible. Part of that planning is to reduce work and increase our leisure time which usually translates into some other kind of work…) and to enable me to more easily maintain the garden when I’m sick. One example of this kind of micro-management…
Ligaya Garden
a little garden near Gawler
