rnorwood

Member since: Aug 09 | Years gardening: 2 Organic gardener Folia Supporter

I’m interested self-sufficiency, although we are slowly approaching that point. I use mostly no-dig gardening techniques and organic cultivation methods. The kids are heavily involved in the garden. My son enjoys planting and cultivating and watching the results. My daughter loves our chooks (sometimes too much!) and is chief caterpillar hunter (why our broccoli is doing better this year!). They both love to harvest and as we have had our first really good harvest this year they are currently keen to expand.

Gardens

3m Raised Bed garden

Zone 10 After discovering that my yard soil had no nutritional value, I decided to go with a raised bed filled with a no dig recipe. Current recipe, fr...
- 23 plants
- 7 journals
- 0 faves
- 3 comments
Chicken Coop garden

Zone 10 One of the first things we acquired on the sustainable journey was four chicks. We raised them from day old and they had the run of the backyard un...
- 5 plants
- 6 journals
- 2 faves
- 6 comments
Christmas Present garden

Zone 10 Sowing seeds for Christmas presents for family and teachers. Planning on sowing popular, hardy herbs. Basil Parsley Rosemary Oregano Thyme ...
- 6 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Compost garden

Zone 10 Next door to the compost heap is the first bay of the raised garden bed that I'm turning to no dig.
- 7 plants
- 2 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
Container - Styrofoam 1 garden

Zone 10 Styrofoam Box 1 - running out of cultivatble space in the raised beds and wanted to plant out leeks and spring onions so made an instant garden wit...
- 2 plants
- 0 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Front Door garden

Zone 10 Time to give this garden a go again. Strawberries have struggled along despite periods of neglect and the lavender, despite looking half dead two y...
- 3 plants
- 4 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Herb 1 garden

Zone 10 Stacking pots with herbs and strawberries. Filled with organic potting mix.
- 12 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Melon garden

Zone 10 Putting the front yard (of grass) to use to host pots of melons for the summer. Trying coir mixed with potting mix to help them survive the summer ...
- 4 plants
- 1 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Patio Pot Plantings garden

Zone 10 Various plantings on my back patio, all in pots.
- 5 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Rhiannon's garden

Zone 10 Rhiannon's first garden all of her own choosing and responsibility. She is in to purple at the moment so we chose Red Bok Choy and Red Iceberg Lett...
- 5 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments