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Spring Fever

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After all that WINTER weather and (I hope) lots of eating WINTER veggies I think it’s safe to say we all long for our SPRING and SUMMER veggie garden. The life and the colours it brings, balancing out the WINTER. However, did you know that SUMMER SOILS are made during the WINTER, and WINTER SOILS…

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Make your own great compost for free

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Blessed Mumma and Pappa Earth always provides! In this blog we are looking at creating great compost for free from your own gardens all around PERTH. Giving you a source of Soil Health Conditioning/Strengthening/Building, and, quite possibly upsetting some Green Wheelie bin enthusiasts, probably confusing some formal gardeners, and most definitely annoying big chain suppliers…

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Summer Vegetable Gardening Tips

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Summer in Perth is a great time for beach, barbecues, backyard cricket and enjoying the sunshine.

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GARDENING FOR CHILDREN

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There is nothing better as an adult than to see and witness the fulljoy, the excitement, the innocence, the imagination and curiosity, the love and wonder a child has whilst they explore nature and see through a child’s eye what the living world can create – and what they can help create from their own hands.…

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Soil Grown Vs Aquaponics Grown Big Pharma Practices

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DISCLAIMER this is a backside look at two farming industries we rely on. Blessings and Love!! For anyone who has even a fleeting interest in aquaponics will at some point ask, what is the difference growing in Soil/Traditional Agriculture verses growing in an Aquaponics system be it small or commercial scale? Are Bigger Purpose Built…

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Pesties Insecties

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There are a few things inevitable in life, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Tax and having some pesky insects invade your veggie garden at the worst time is just another to the list. But we still give thanks for Life and the goodness within. As some of the aforementioned can be bad, pests in the garden IS…

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A Glass Of Wine Can Help Your Vegetable Garden

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What if I could tell you that having a wine in the evening can help you have a better vegetable garden?

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Are You Allowed To Have Chickens?

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What you need to know before you get chickens. The needs of chickens are simple; shelter from the sun and rain, a comfortable place to lay eggs, a space to scratch around in, fresh food and water. However the requirements for keeping chickens by your local council here in PERTH might require more thought and information. Almost all…

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Planting In Aquaponics

Hints and Tips for Planting in an Aquaponics System

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These secret hints and tips will help you make sure you get the plants in your aquaponics system off to the best possible start.

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Plant Vegetables in Perth Using The Australian Rules Football Season Rule

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It’s the start of the football season! The really good news as you will have a better vegetable garden because of it. How, Why come? Really? What if Collingwood loose? Let’s face it COLLINGWOOD DON’T LOSE, they just allow other teams to have a go too. But really, you don’t need to follow AFL football to…

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