I’m at the point where I really need to hurry up and write about all the things. Spring is only a few weeks away! This spring is different. It marks The Little Fulla’s 5th birthday and his heading off to school. I have a lot of mixed feelings about that. We’re gearing up for that … More We’re Hurtling Towards Something
The Front Plot is now a legit growing space. Last season we dug up a rectangle out of most of the front lawn, leveled the ground somewhat, put a very small amount of compost on and grew pumpkins, squashes and corn in there. Now it was time to get more serious about growing more food … More Boom! We Got More Food Security
It turns out I was a little slow to get the Seed Giveaway up, as everyone was suddenly focused on preparations for four weeks of lockdown with only two days’ warning. I will hold on to the seeds for now and either re-do the giveaway at the end of this or throw the seeds over … More Well, Now There’s Plenty of Time For Homesteading Things
Today’s blog is brought to you by the colour brown. Pale brown. As summer wears on the great dry continues here. Paddocks all around the district are brown and some of our plants, even the tough natives, are struggling to cope with severe dryness and our tight water management. This year we have had less … More We’re Fenced in! And Dry as a Bone
