Alan's Garden Blog

It may shock you but worms do not have ladders. Because Watersavergardens (wicking gardens) do not come in contact with the surrounding earth worms you should introduce them to get the best produce. The easiest way to do this is DIY compost.  This is how I do it: put the kitchen waste in the bin. I don't care what goes in so long as there is not too much of one thing. Occasionally put some green grass/dead leaves to break it up a bit. When I get around to it I buy 12 bags of horse stable manure plus free...

If you want to keep getting great results a bit of maintenance is required.  If birds or animals are getting to be a problem it is easy to retro-fit an aluminium canopy frame with optional trellis plus my commercial grade netting. Composting is great, reducing landfill and getting rich 'living' compost for your garden. I will cover that process in another blog. Add compost every second planting, just spread out and quickly turn over soil so the abundant worms don't get sun burn.  Every three to six months add an organic natural mineral plant food like EarthLife GardenMate, made here in...

I have two Jumbos and two Extra Large (both Monument) at $50 discount. Buy one or all four. Order through website, use code $50 at checkout or phone, email. The two Jumbos are sold. Sorry all sold.  

Supplies are closed down but don't panic, I have one of each of the following in stock: Jumbo: Gully, Manor Red, Shale Grey, Dune. Large Slim: Surfmist, Evening Haze, Cottage Green, Deep Ocean, Ironstone, Zinc, Basalt, Jasper. Space Saver: Pale Eucalypt, Zinc, Shale Grey, Jasper. Herb: Surfmist, Ironstone, Deep Ocean, Windspray, Pale Eucalypt, Monument. I close this Wednesday (20th) and re-open on the 29th Dec. Jobs after the break will be done in date order so put your order in for a timely delivery. Thank you to all my customers, have a great break if you can, enjoy!!  

So added to this at harvest, scroll down to view the life and times of a potato. To save digging when harvesting I have shallow planted the potatoes and made a frame out of corflute that the colorbond comes in. Bit of mulch on top and then just keep adding the mulch as they grow. The one you can see came up on its own accord. That simple. Planted   Add the mulch And away they go Yellowing and wilting, ready to harvest   Soil looks great. No digging involved means no damage to potatoes or my back.  Looking good...