Warming up for the cold, cold nights
After what felt like the briefest autumn ever, we’re now hurled head-first into winter. And it’s getting cold. Like, REALLY cold. Frost is back, so if you’ve got plants that are sensitive to it...
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All systems go for the blitz-tacular month of May!
May is here, and things are getting crazy… This month there’s not just one blitz, but three! PLUS another s(p)eed dating event – it truly is a blitz-tacular time to be alive! Not only that, but the...
Blitzes, green manures and awesome gardens!
It’s April already – the year seems to be racing by! There’s been lots of great garden viewings of late thanks to the Open Garden program, Karen Sutherland opening her gates for the Guild...
March into abundance with jam and edible weeds!
We’re now officially in autumn – it’s time to take stock of all the great produce growing around you. We’re a fan of making jams, blackberry jams, raspberry jams, funky jams – all kinds of jams!
Changing between heatwaves, rain and back again – and love in the garden!
Summer is almost over – although the last month has been a super-crazy one in terms of weather. Heat in the low 40s followed by super-mild weeks, bushfires, floods, super-heavy rain and everything in...
Hot summer and get blitzed with cherry bombs!
Summer is now here with a vengeance, and with it comes extra watering, enjoying the production of your planted crops and the scourge of bushfires. Victorians have already watched with horror the fires in...
The Collective at play and a very Berry Christmas
It’s now officially Summer! Raspberries and blueberries are ripe for the picking, and early plantings of tomatoes are beginning to bear fruit. Sunflowers are shooting towards the sky and nasturtium is growing wild! As...
Melbourne at 7 million and slicin tomatoes!
Summer is almost here! We’re seeing fruit forming on our stone fruit and apple trees, the chooks are basking in all the extra sunlight and the bees are happily pollinating any flower in sight....
Spring into a no-dig gardenin’, hugelkulturin’ adventure!
Spring is now in full-force! The soil is ready for planting tomatoes, the broad beans are forming their pods, and happy bees are buzzing around all the flowers and fruit trees. At this time...
Spring is here! Reducing energy use and Hermann talks soil
Spring is here! The soil is beginning to warm, the fruit trees are blossoming, new life is emerging, and the garden is yearning for new seeds to be sown. To mark this exciting time...
