Food growing tips for temperate climate gardeners in Melbourne and beyond. Garden updates from my permaculture-inspired garden in Central Victoria, Australia.
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November 2026 Planting Guide and Garden Update
I’m like a kid in the lead up to Christmas. I’m carefully cultivating my wish list and putting in the hard yards of work and good behaviour to increase my chance of success. Will the jolly red man and the elves deliver me an abundance of to...
Is Deciduous Blossom a Reliable Indicator of Spring?
I love watching the garden ecosystem wake up. First the plants emerge from their winter slumber, and they’re followed by a slow but steady increase in insect life, which feeds on the plants’ pollen and nectar. Soon after, I enjoy watching t...
Pepitas and Sunflowers, Potting Mixed Messages and Seedy Spuds
Your questions answered.
Do you have a food-growing question you’d like me to answer? Check out these guidelines to find out the best way to ask. Need to identify a plant, weed or bug? This post describes how to go about it.
Choosing Pollination Partners for Fruit Trees
What needs a pollination pair and what can go it alone?
Last month I discussed the science behind pollination (read it here). Today’s post focuses on the practical side of pollination. I’ll spell out which fruit trees need cross-pollinatio...
October 2026 Planting Guide and Garden Update
It’s taking all my resolve to stay calm.
It’s taking all my resolve to stay calm. This spring, gardening is a one-step-forwards, two-steps-back affair. Every day that I work in the garden feels like another day that my to-do list gets long...
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I'm passionate about reconnecting you to nature via gardening. I write about growing food and living sustainably. I'm a cool temperate gardener and permaculture educator.
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