Natural Pest Management

 I have just ordered a pack of apple pouches as I am hoping that using these for the next crop of apples and pears will also prevent the parrots from eating so much of the fruit. These are on their way from Green Harvest. I love looking at their website as there is so much to learn and such a range of products and plants. We are not always able to get the plants as we are in WA but the information and ideas are still great.

I have also ordered a banana ripening bag for our very first bunch of bananas. Looking forward to their arrival soon.

Micro-bats Box Installed

We have now installed a bat box to encourage micro-bats to come and live in our yard. We will have to see if they decide to use the home we have provided for them - fingers crossed! For more information go to Green Harvest.

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Joy of Juicing

 

We bought bags of locally produced, organic fruit at a farmer's market, including the pineapple above, and had great fun chopping them up and putting them through our juicer. We also planted the top of the pineapple and hope it will take root and grow.

 

 

We bought this hand juicer from Green Harvest and are really happy with it. The pulp at this side went straight  into the worm farm, we ate the pulp in the basket with yoghurt, delicious.

 It is a very simple and quiet way to juice items, though much better with oranges and apples than celery.

Here is the final product, it tasted so fresh and delicate, so we had fun making it as well as drinking it.

Spouts and Sprouting

This kit has just arrived, am really looking forward to getting started! You can get one from Green Harvest too.

Microgreens Growing GuideNutritious - Organic - Beautiful - Easy to Grow (AUS)
Microgreens are home-grown mini-greens: larger than sprouts and smaller than baby salad greens. They are classed as microgreens after they have produced at least two true leaves after the cotyledons (seed leaves) appear. Whereas sprouts are germinated seeds grown in dark, moist conditions and eaten whole, microgreens are grown in light, on soil or similar substrate and are harvested by cutting the stems, leaving the roots behind. Microgreens add flavour, colour, texture and nutrition to your food. They can be grown in pots, saucers, baskets, styrofoam boxes or in a garden bed. With just a few small containers you can have a range of vegetables it would take a large backyard to produce to full size and in a fraction of the time. This A4 sized, three fold, glossy cardboard guide shows how easy it is to grow microgreens. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of the seed and leaves for each of the 28 microgreens described; each profile includes suggested uses, germination times, ideal growing conditions and more. Step-by-step guides to growing in soil and with the hydroponic method are illustrated with clear diagrams. Create a beautiful garden in your kitchen or on your balcony in only weeks!