Category: Environment
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7 Reasons To Love Pigeon Peas
In a world where changing climate is bringing hotter, drier summers with increasing challenges to gardeners,the pigeon pea has a huge range of benefits for gardeners. Native to India, the pigeon pea is edible and used as a staple food across Asia, Africa and South America. But it has so many other uses it is…
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A Toilet Wicking Bed
A few weeks ago I sowed some spinach seeds in a sheltered corner of the garden. The results show how different conditions produce very different results. Greens thrive when the soil is constantly moist. Although this is a relatively sheltered corner it still gets a good dose of hot sun in the late afternoon, not…
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From Lawn To Habitat
When I Googled ‘How many acres of lawn in Australia?’, I found what seemed like hundreds of websites dedicated to lawn love: what kind of grass makes the best lawn; how to make your lawn drought tolerant, weed-free or spectacular; how to lay turf; even, disturbingly, the glorious wonders of fake lawn. Everything but how…
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Using Plants For Airconditioning
After my first, incredibly hot summer in a weatherboard house with no insulation, no air-conditioning, and not even very good ventilation, I knew I needed to do something very quickly to shade the western side of the house, which bears the full brunt of the afternoon sun. Most old houses and even many new ones…
The Suburban Food Forest 