How to make a straw bale garden bed Our 1st Lucerne alfalfa hay bale bed

Have wanted to make up some straw/hay bale garden beds for a while now & am happy I finely have..




The second bed is in the process of being planted & have also started a small no dig straw/hay bed for some potatoes to go into.. I love the idea of being able to grow in the straw as it slowly turns into compost & humus that can be added to other beds once it finishes breaking down...

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Have a great one All...

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A wander through our Subtropical Veggie Patch The early Winter edition 2015

Hi folks. 
Had a few people ask how things are going in the veggie patch & finally managed to do a "quick" clip on the hoop house section of our veggie patch. Funnily enough our Winter veggie patch here in the Subtropics looks very similar to many friends that are growing in North America, the UK & Europe at the moment.





Am looking forward to harvesting the first of our winter veg like cauliflower & broccoli. Still have a few summer crops that need to be harvested like the yacon, turmeric & ginger as they take a bit longer to mature in our climate.  Hope to post some harvest clips on them soon.
Hope everyone else is having a great season,
Rob.?

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How our Aquaponic system works

Made up a bit of a clip on Sunday just showing how the aquaponic system is configured for now.. I think it will always be a work in progress as there will always be something to play or experiment with.. Have already got a few ideas on how the new beds will be made, arranged 7 plumbed up.. Just need to wait for some plants to wind down before I can start moving the bed to make some room :)»

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Have a great one All...

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A wander around our Backyard Farm

Hi there folks :-)
Has been a while since posting an update here so thought I might cheat & post our latest walk around clip ;-)
Decided to show a little bit of everything we have on the go this time round to give people a better idea of how our Backyard farm is set up.. 

Hope you enjoy the tour folks..
Cheers..

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