Plenty of rain. Our 100 sqm of plastic true mesh pavers are set to arrive today.
Once installed they should make it easier to get around on the most used pathways.
4/2/2024 Gardening practices to economise water use
18/2/24 Gardening practices to reduce fertilizer runoff to waterways
17/3/24 Composting household waste and/or Worm farming household waste
7/4/24 Propagation and seed saving
21/4/24Gardening practices to enhance insect pollinator biodiversity (and a bonus workshop on native bees)
5/5/24 Gardening practices to reduce pesticide runoff to waterways
19/5/24 Wildlife habitat protection and domestic animals
2/6/24 Invasive garden plants
16/6/24 Adapting your garden to climate change
30/6/24 House and garden designs to maximise passive solar and energy efficiency
]]>You’ll learn about seasonally adapted gardening and eating, raising seedlings to advanced stage before planting them out, techniques for building soil with lots of water holding capacity, how to water efficiently and minimise evaporation, and the importance of providing water for pest predators.
Linda’s own lush permaculture garden in suburban Park Beach shows what can be done. Her last workshop was booked out within a day of bookings opening. You can find out more, and book, here.
]]>Saturday’s workshop was about techniques for creating a low maintenance but highly productive garden, growing food either for the first time or to enjoy more success cultivating healthy, fertile food garden. It started with the basics of practical planning vegetable garden design, onto how to build up the best soil for vegetable growing along with answering specific questions from gardeners on how to grow their favourite crops.
And then Sunday’s workshop went through the process of assessing soil health and diagnosing what’s needed to optimise conditions and improve performance. Having the correct soil composition not only creates a better crop, but also a much tastier crop! Not only that, your plants will out compete weeds and resist garden pests. Participants were able to bring along their own soil samples for assessment and we learnt a lot about what the perfect soil should include.
Ian was able to use the Community Gardens to demonstrate his principles practically. Participants learned about planting seedlings and the value of good mulch, as well as useful methods to control weeds. By analysing the composition and chemical pH of your soil you can plan how to improve it by what should be added and the benefits of green manure, which would have made a workshop on it’s own!
Ian was really knowledgeable and able to answer everyone’s gardening questions. He was a mine of information and no doubt all attendees would have gone home to review their gardens with fresh eyes!
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