Tag: Gardening

• System collapse

  

  An issue with one of the ‘ponics beds lead to a big rebuild in the heat but Jelina is happy!

  ligayagardener

  January 25, 2026

  Aquaponics, Gardening, summer

  Aquaponics, bioponics, DIY, Family, Gardening, growyourfood, hard work, life, rebuild, suburban resilience, summer

• 2026

  

  A little looking forward to a relaxingly busy 2026. I hope you stay along for the ride. Let me know if you read this in the fediverse. It’s new to me, so I’m exploring as I go!

  ligayagardener

  January 2, 2026

  Activism, Community, Family, Gardening, Nature, Projects, summer, Workshops

  2026, Activism, celebrations, DIY, Family, Gardening, growyourfood, health, life, new years, plans, study, suburban resilience, Sustainability, work, Writing

• Closing the covers

  An era ends as the covers close on Grass Roots magazine.

  ligayagardener

  October 7, 2025

  Gardening, grass roots magazine, Herbs

  Gardening, Nature, Writing

• Too hard? Too much info?

  

  Learning herbalism can be overwhelming. Hopefully this will make you feel a bit better about it.

  ligayagardener

  June 25, 2025

  Activism, Gardening, Herbs, Workshops, Workshops

  education, Gardening, health, herbal books, herbal knowledge, herbal learning, herbalism, Herbs, natural-remedies, remedy making

• Starting the Mulberry arbor

  

  Last year (was it that long ago?), we decided to build a little verandah to protect the lounge room window. But I had a thought (and a decided lack of cash) when looking out one day at our ‘dwarf’ Mulberry. This dwarf tree reaches 6-8 metres every year and we lose a lot of berries…

  ligayagardener

  June 14, 2025

  Gardening, Heating/Cooling

  edible architecture, energy saving gardening, Gardening, Mulberry