A few years ago, a thrifty green-thumbed friend gave me a gift of a homegrown luffa. Isaac since discovered that it is amazing for scrubbing potatoes. With that knowledge, I guessed it was probably good for a few other scrubbing sponge uses. Inspired by my friend, I finally gave it a go to grow my own luffas for these wonderful reusable sponges. (more…)
Recently Isaac has been researching tea blends, and one particular blend we wanted to try contained fenugreek leaves. With only a pinch left in my spice collection, we drank through those really quickly. So it was time to start growing it ourselves. And here’s how we ended up with thrifty homegrown fenugreek: (more…)
Supplies to build a garden trellis from collected and reused materials:
Sometimes impatience is a good friend when it comes to solutions for the garden. (more…)
Have you ever tried to grow kale in your garden?
It’s really easy to grow but I’ve found that where we are, there’s no escaping the cabbage moth. Its caterpillars have devoured whole kale plants overnight. (more…)
For a keen recycler, gardening must be the best hobby. Within a garden there are so many uses for other household “rubbish”. And much of this “rubbish” in the garden would only be replaced by store-bought purpose-made items that do exactly the same job! (more…)
I often hear people wonder why shredded paper cannot be recycled. It’s still paper right? That is correct, but the question is not about whether or not shredded paper is recyclable, the question is about the factory process used by your local council. (more…)
