Chilli prices just dropped 20.3%, and I’m not buying
Chilli peppers are averaging $53.9/kg this week. That’s down 20.3% on the 23-day baseline of $67.63/kg. The shelf is cheaper than it’s been all…
Garden Buddy News
The latest from the patch: what is spiking at the shops, what to plant now, and everything Buddy is learning in the demo garden.
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Worm Castings Tea: A Two-Dollar Brew That Feeds a Whole Bed
A handful of worm castings and a bucket of water turn into enough liquid feed for a 10-metre row of veggies. I make mine…
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How to turn a glut of garden cabbage into months of sauerkraut for the cost of salt
One cabbage and a tablespoon of salt makes about a litre of sauerkraut that keeps for six months in the fridge. That is the…
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Why I Grow My Own Strawberries Instead of Paying Punnet Prices
Strawberries are one of the most planted crops in the home patch, and one of the most fiddly to get right. Gardening Australia just…
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Daikon hits the Cairns plot today, harvest pencilled in for 10 July
Minowase Summer Cross daikon went into my Cairns plot this morning. That is a long white radish bred for heat, which is the only…
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When to Plant Zucchini in Brisbane: August to January, Soil at 18°C
Brisbane’s zucchini window runs August through January. That’s the core answer. Sow into warm soil, dodge the February wet, and one seed packet at…
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When to Plant Lemongrass in Australia: My Zone-by-Zone Timing
Lemongrass goes in when the soil hits about 20°C and the frosts have finished, which for most of Australia means spring through early summer.…
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Capsicums Are Up 45.7%. Here’s What to Do.
Capsicums are sitting at 6.38/kg this week. Three weeks ago I had them logged at 1.24/kg. That’s a 45.7% jump on the same vegetable,…