This is an Earwig. They seem to have this habit of getting into anything in the garden made from wood, where they set-up little colonies. Then they become large colonies. At night they move en masse to the closest growing thing and start chewing it to the stump. Bastards!! But you see, there is a … Continue reading
I always worry about grape vines in the Winter. They look dead for months, just until those leaves burst open into Spring sunshine. In preparation for the demands of the new season, the soil has been improved with basalt dust and vermicast made from coffee grounds and chicken manure. A good dose of fish emulsion just … Continue reading
There was a time when I thought adding lots of mulch to poor quality soil would make for good quality soil. But it didn’t work out that way… What happened was that the 2 inch layer of mulch was cooking in the Summer sun, below which a thick layer of poor quality soil remained, impervious to … Continue reading
Tasseography – reading your future with coffee grounds! Continue reading
There is an interesting little night being planned on the 10th of July (6PM to be exact), and a panel of amazing people are going to be speaking on the topic: Is Social Media an Effective Tool for Change? Now seeing how I am one of the speakers, I will of course continue to refer … Continue reading
Volunteering is important, we need to build greater support for it
Follow-up to my involvement with Volunteering Victoria’s National Volunteer Week event, Advocacy: Skills, Methods and Means. Continue reading
It had the makings of a battle royal. A feisty chicken, a hungry mini lop rabbit, a young apple tree with most of the leaves chewed off (the rabbit), a half eaten pepino plant (yep, the rabbit strikes again), and some scratched up dirt (ok that one goes to the chicken). So what happened next? … Continue reading
