Knockdown
The glyphosate did its job on the capeweed, sorrel and most of the onion weed in the oat paddock. We […]
Red Legged Earth Mite
This was supposed to be a post about my asparagus which has just thrown up its first 2 […]
Monkey Midge
Our Nubian/Boer goat Midge has a slightly overshot bottom jaw which gives her a bit of a monkey […]
Hiatus
The sky was so brilliant that I sat on the grass and watched the clouds for a while […]
Dam Rising Damn Sowing
The heavy rains have lifted the level in the dam quite considerably and the creek is flowing already. This […]
Farm Routine
Writer Jon Katz blogs about his Bedlam Farm and today, he listed his farm chores and commented on how they […]
Mare’s Tail
Also called Horseweed or Canadian Fleabane, this is a new weed on the property. Throughout summer, I have […]
Like a Library
Nature is like a library, you just pick a story every time you open your eyes or go […]
Free Food
In preparation for planting the broccoli and caulifower, I weeded the vege bed where the rocket had gone […]
Starfish
This massive melon escaped the first weeding mission 2 weeks ago and had developed 3 large melons on […]
Dam pump not working
Again…. I went to water the vege beds and there was no water in the pipes. Freakily it […]
Free Food No More
For tens of thousands of years, people have been eating food that sets seeds and regenerates, either naturally […]
Seedy Sorrel
I spent some time this morning handpicking sorrel out of the irrigated summer paddock. I think it is […]
Arch Nemesis – Dock
Weeds are always an issue for landholders. In the three years we have been here, we have been […]
Fire Breaks
This is the 5th year we have been responsible for the firebreaks and the first time we have […]
Raking the Hay
We cut the hay about 6 inches above the ground to avoid cutting the capeweed in with it. […]
Chemical Warfare
One of the drivers for establishing and growing oats was to control the onion weed which is rampant […]
Guinea Fowl Eggs
We found a huge nest full of guinea fowl eggs in the capeweed near the round yard. The […]
More Rocks
We have finished clearing the rocks from the top part of the oat paddock, we are going to […]
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