Keeping One Step Ahead of Winter’s Chill Last year, I got around to planting the Winter crops too late. They struggled to establish themselves over those cold nights and develop into fully productive vegetable plants. And then the bugs got to them… The more I learn about gardening, the more it seems to be about … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Cafes Reusing Coffee Grounds – The Tuck Shop
This post is dedicated to The Tuckshop cafe located in the NAB Building at 500 Bourke Street. This cafe is one of the participants in the Ground to Ground initiative, which aims to make better use of spent coffee grounds. The staff at The Tuckshop simply empty their grounds container into a specially marked bag, … Continue reading »
Ashes to Ashes…
Kings build monuments to travel through time between our toes Inspired by the prompt ‘Toes‘ on Poets United. Continue reading »
Winter Composting for Spring Success on Organic Authority
My most recent guest blogging post all about Winter Composting is sitting happily on Organic Authority, a leading green site. This was a challenging and rewarding piece to construct, as they were very specific about their target audience. It is good to be pressed as a writer so very happy I got it done. Might … Continue reading »
Collecting Used Coffee Grounds (UCG)
Gardeners that Collect Used Coffee Grounds It is great to see what is happening in the gardens of those dedicated individuals that collect coffee grounds for compost and fertilizer. Amalie is one of the Ground to Ground volunteers in Melbourne, and I had a chance to ask her about gardening with the use of coffee … Continue reading »
pH of Soil from Coffee Grounds
Exploring the notion that coffee grounds will increase soil acidity. Based on my own practical experiments, let’s see if it’s true! Continue reading »
