Tag: suburban resilience
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Sunchokes are forever.
Sunchokes, or Jerusalem artichokes are pushing their way up through the soil. Once established they will give tubets for us to eat for years to come. The bed is strategically placed to reduce the harsh summer sun on what will be our berry bed.
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Open the door and eat.
Vegetable beds by the front door! Who ever heard of such a thing? These are 3 1m x 1m raised beds, 300mm deep, that I built by our front door. I was in a hurry to get vegetables in before the hot weather started, so I bought some DIY plastic beds, potting mix, compost and…
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A tribute to Soursobs
As summer rapidly approaches, I am reminded that it is time to harvest one of my favorite plants. To most it’s a weed, and a problem one at that. Me, I’ve found a way to make my peace (and dinner) with it. We call them ‘Soursobs’ here in Australia. Oxalis pes-capre to the technically minded. Their…
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New look.
I added an avatar to the blog page. The pic is of my son, Marlon when he was about 7. In this pic, he is holding the day’s harvest from our 2 meter by 2 meter intensive garden bed.
