Companion planting is the careful placement of plants, which have shown to have beneficial effects on one another. By following this practice, it will boost plant growth, repel pests and improve the flavour for each other and ultimately uses the space more efficiently, allowing you to harvest more. The benefits Saves space Keeps the soil
Becoming a successful worm farmer is actually quite easy to do! Worms are dynamic little creatures that can dramatically improve the ecology of your garden. Not only will you be able to use your organic waste, you will also be improving the wellbeing of your plants by producing powerful plant food for your plants (worm
Autumn brings a new round of planting to get you through winter. In our Edible Forest, we are proactive in planting both perennial plants; that will supply us with long lasting produce for years to come; and anneals for short term product supply. As the weather is still quite warm, perhaps try getting some winter
This year in the Edible Forest we ran an experiment on when is the best time to plant tomatoes in the Yarra Valley. We planted a few varieties Grand Final Weekend (late September) and the remaining Cup Weekend (early November). Now we know the weather has a lot to do with the growing and fruiting