Why Grow Your Own Organic Food?

Why Grow Your Own Organic Food?

A magazine that is worth subscribing to with ongoing columns by yours truly

Bring on Autumn

Has this summer been total crap in the garden or what? I have had heaps of flowers on the tomatoes and have eaten one.
The beans and peas gave up after one pod each.
I planted lettuce and by the time I turned around with the watering can it had gone to seed.
My strawberries have been delicious but between battling the slugs, the birds and the kids I have barely seen them. The raspberries did well in that week when the sun came out but nothing since.
On the positive side the silverbeet has done well and I have plenty of herbs. The pumpkin are showing all the signs of fruiting well but I am a little worried about the moisture rotting everything. I have new lettuce in which seems to be doing much better and my new mandarin tree has plenty of fruit.
I hope that my cabbages do better over the autumn and winter

Permaculture Activist Magazine

Permaculture Activist Magazine

Just found this site which seems to have some great resources especially books, dvds and articles

The Copenhagen Accord - Will It Save the World?

The Copenhagen Accord - Will It Save the World?

The latest pubished piece from yours truly.
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The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

A review of one of the best documentaries I have seen on global warming

A great organic lifestyle website

Just had some contact with the very friendly and knowledgeable people at Wilderland, an organic permaculture educational trust. They certainly know what they are doing

http://www.wilderland.org.nz/

Check them out

Spring time In the Organic Garden

I am one of the few people I know who held off planting too much outside at Labour Weekend. I bought a plastic greenhouse (very cheap from the Warehouse) during the winter and I have tomatoes, chilli and cucumber in there but out in the garden I am waiting a little until the obligatory November cold snap is over. I do have some potatoes in and I am trying something new this year. I saw something at http://www.nzgardener.co.nz/ about potato cages made with chicken wire and bamboo. Not having any chicken wire I improvised by recycling plastic bags with the bottom cut out and filling them with well rotted compost to mound up my spuds. Because I only have a small area for spuds and last year was not especially effective using the rubbish bin I thought I'd give this a try. The plants look very healthy so far but only time will tell if I get a good crop for Christmas.