by Rohanne Young | Sep 4, 2023 | Soil, Weed & Pest Pages, Weed control, Weed Pages
Hello, I’m Creeping Indigo Botanical Name Indigofera spicata DESCRIBE YOURSELF I am a short-lived perennial plant. My leaves can go a sort of pinky purple during summer, hence my name. I set a lot of seeds when I flower and my seed heads look a bit like an...
by Rohanne Young | Sep 4, 2023 | Soil, Weed & Pest Pages, Weed control, Weed Pages
Hello, I’m Burr Medic Botanical Name Medicago Hispida Syn M. polymorpha DESCRIBE YOURSELF I am an annual plant of the legume family. This means I am great at fixing nitrogen in your soil. And I have a really deep tap root, which makes it hard to dig me out of...
by Rohanne Young | Oct 2, 2021 | Climate change, Gardening, Living sustainably, Organics, Vegetables
Talking about composting on BayFM This week I have been asked if I could talk a bit about composting on my BayFM radio program. We have mentioned compost a few times. However, it seems its one of those things that people are a bit hesitant about. I can understand this...
by Rohanne Young | Oct 9, 2018 | Gardening, Organics
The Witches Cauldron – A Tale of Compost Bins and Composting Tips I think of my compost bins as being reminiscent of a witches cauldron. You put a motley assortment of ingredients in, stir it a few times and out comes a magic potion for your garden. Most things...
by Rohanne Young | Apr 3, 2018 | Gardening, Health, Organics, Pest Control
Can you compost dog poop? Conventional wisdom says that you should not compost dog poop as the poop can contain pathogens that can get into the soil. And I certainly would not want to add dog poop to my compost bin, mainly because of the smell and the possibility of...
