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Monthly Archives: April 2015

Rain Guage for measuring rain fall Melbourne — Rainfall, without it, we’d have no plants, and therefore, no life on earth. Yet, somehow we often take it for granted, or even curse its inconvenience. With today’s busy, scheduled to the minute, lives we’re losing connection with the earth and the seasons. What better way to reconnect, than by […]

Measuring rainfall: Why you should be doing it.

This entry was posted in How to make on April 26, 2015 by Leaf, Root & Fruit

It’s been 28 weeks since we built the Giant Edible Trellis and this week we harvested the last of the produce. We harvested two large potimarron pumpkins, a few more zucchini tromboncino and the massive new guinea bean, from the trellis. There was a small moon and stars watermelon fruit, […]

Giant Edible Trellis Week 28: The Final Harvest

This entry was posted in Giant Edible Trellis How to Grow on April 17, 2015 by Leaf, Root & Fruit

How to grow watermelons in Melbourne — This was my fourth year of growing watermelons in Melbourne. Surprisingly, watermelons are very easy to grow in our Melbourne climate. You use similar methods to those methods used in growing pumpkins, but they take far less space than your average pumpkin vine. If you can spare a few square […]

How to Grow Watermelons in Melbourne

This entry was posted in How to Grow on April 16, 2015 by Leaf, Root & Fruit

Gardiner Preschool Glen Iris — Gardiner Preschool in Glen Iris has a long history of growing their vegetables. The children are valued as decision makers and caretakers of the vegetable gardens. They decide and vote on what to plant. Strawberries, tomatoes, beans, peas, pumpkins, corn, beetroot, lettuce and potatoes are all favourites. The Gardiner Pre-schoolers […]

Gardiner Preschool Community Herb Garden

This entry was posted in Projects on April 13, 2015 by Leaf, Root & Fruit

The Patch. Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Tasmanian Community Food Garden. — Over the Easter long weekend, Caryn and I travelled to Hobart. During our stay, we visited the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. There are edible garden sections commonly known as “The Patch,” that I was keen to visit. Officially these gardens are titled The Tasmanian Community Food Garden. The gardens are […]

The Patch: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

This entry was posted in Events on April 7, 2015 by Leaf, Root & Fruit