June 19, 2013

Conserving Water with Drought Resistant Planting

Eremophila_decipiens

Do you need to put up a garden but water in your area is scarce? Try xeriscaping, the new and modern way of having a garden without worrying too much on its water consumption. Your plants will thrive and blossom even during the harshest time of the year.

Aquaponics: Getting Your Plants to Thrive

cherry-tomatoes-feature

Over the last three months we’ve been trialling a little additive called potassium hydroxide with the regular stuff we’ve been putting into our aquaponics system and – boy has the plant growth taken off!

Indigenous ingredient of the month – Wolfberry / Goji

goji-berries

The wolfberry is another name for the Goji berry and we used to know these as boxthorn bushes when we were kids.  Goji juice is another of those ‘fad’ drinks on sale at ridiculous prices at health food stores or through party plans but it shouldn’t be as expensive as it is.

15 House Plants You Can Use As Air Purifiers

house fern

Amy Leigh has some great ideas for using house plants for natural air purifiers!