ByKit
By Kit Shepherd Autumn has stepped into our community garden at the back of 241 Bondi Rd. The chokos (common in the ‘50s and 60s but not so much now) are in full growth and production. Tender raw and cooked and a good addition to kim-chee fermentation, as well as any dish and style of cooking….
For four years we’ve been keeping a little laneway nearby looking good. It’s a spot where rubbish might otherwise be dumped, and is now full of a variety of plants including edibles, exotic climbers and indigenous plants. The laneway is the track to a local primary school so we catch families on their way, and…
ByKit
October put a smile on the face of our gardening team. The nicely spaced rain allowed some of our veggies to raise their heads and rear up to the sun, when it appeared in short bursts! What seemed like some insignificant little seedlings only a short time ago, suddenly announced themselves as solid, reputable purple-topped…
ByKit
August is a season of mellow fruitfulness At my home garden there’s been a lovely specimen of butternut pumpkin growing for months. It’s been tucked away from most eyes, next to a lemon tree growing in a pot and supported on the vine, by sitting on the ground. The day finally came when neighbours –…
Many of us grow our own food and gardens— or even just houseplants— and we sometimes need to think about what we need to feed our plant friends, too. Instead of getting fancy expensive organic fertilisers….….did you know that the following common kitchen scraps and leftovers make excellent, safe, and easy-to-use natural fertilisers for your…
ByCaroline
One of the highlights of my May calendar is Composting Awareness Week! Several of us at Transition Bondi were lucky enough to lead into CAW with a talk on organic gardening by local permaculture legend, Steve Batley. Now, I’ve been an avid Bondi composter for some 10 years but Steve taught me a thing of…
Many-many-a-rainy-day later and the lane is singing again. The bees are busy at work as we prop plants up to grow to new heights. It is a joy to see school children curiously learning of natural wonders on their way to and from school. The diversity of the garden is always a site in itself….
ByLouise
It was great to get back to the garden, and what a jungle it was after all the rain. It takes a while to adjust from the city life hustle and bustle to the gentler rhythm of the garden. Our Group, comprising Kit, Louise, Andy, Ross, Monica and Dee, comes together on a Monday afternoon,…
ByAnna
Flowers and vegetables are popping everywhere. So now is the time to prepare the soil against the heat with a light cover like lucerne or hay. Just keep an eye out that the ground cover doesn’t choke the growing plant. It is good to use a dried material like a hay or sugarcane around the…
ByKit
Transition Bondi has two beekeepers on our team: Lance and Gloria. We met in passing in our Community Garden last week (where we have hives of both European and native bees), and an interesting story was told… Last week in the city, a swarm had been spotted, and Gloria received a call for help, to…
