Wild Foods for Summer Salads
Wild foods for summer salads.
Kitchen Gardens – Tree Roots, Nut Grass and Autumn Planting.
Preparing your Kitchen Garden for autumn planting. How to deal with pesky tree roots, nut grass – and what annual vegetables to plant
How Much Space Do You Need to Feed Yourself?
How much space do you need to feed yourself – the simple answer is – not much!
April Food Garden – What to Plant
Autumn is the time to get out in the garden and plant some food. Here’s my pick with special tips for growing tomatoes, potatoes and wonderful salad leaves.
What to Pick and What to Plant in August
Radicchio
Easy to grow, big, red-hearted radicchio is a healthy bitter salad green in the Italian tradition.
No-Dig Gardens
How to make a non-dig garden bed in five easy steps using the lasagne method – invented by Sydney gardener Esther Deane.
Garden Consulting
Would you love a kitchen garden but don’t know where to start? Let my experience and expertise guide you to success? Soil testing, site analysis, fruit trees, fertilizing, non-toxic pest control, composting – this is my world – come and join me.
A one hour onsite consultation will often answer all your questions and help you on your way to the joy of year-round healthy food from your own garden.
Contact me at dianehartgardens@gmail.com
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Gardenias – Which One to Plant and How to Care for Them?
BOTANIC NAME: Gardenia
COMMON NAME: Gardenia
FAMILY:...
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Pest Control & Companion Planting: Cabbage White Butterfly
What is eating my kale and broccoli? How to be smarter...
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The cook, the gardener, the king and his mother – sex and the papaya
The sex lives of plants and the forgotten Indonesian is...
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The Jasmine Tea Plant
COMMON NAME: Arabian Jasmine, melati putih (Indones...
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Plant of the Month: Clerodendrum, Bridal Veil
BOTANICAL NAME: Clerodendrum wallichii (used to be know...
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Lime Tart
A simple and delicious tangy lime tart.
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The Golden Penda Spitfires
A beautiful feature tree for the sub - tropics - the Go...
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Citrus: Pest and Diseases (caterpillars)
Identifying pests of citrus and leaving the good guys a...
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Betel Leaf – edible shade plant
Betel Leaf. What is not to love about a shade loving e...
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Plant of the month: Eucharis Lily
The elegant and fragrant Eucharis Lily for sub-tropical...