8 Aug 2026
Rebuilding a wicking bed
Three and a half cubic metres of soil, a metre and a half of gravel, and a good deal more work than anyone expects. What it actually takes to rebuild a wicking bed from the bowling green up.
Field notes
Journal
A loose record of seasons, harvests, mistakes, and the slow accumulation of knowing one patch of soil well.
8 Aug 2026
MEG's new kitchen
Stainless steel benches, a new gas hot water service, and the solar system back up and running, just in time for the Christmas party.
8 Aug 2026
Starting tomatoes indoors
Melbourne's last frost is still weeks away, but tomato season starts now, on a warm shelf indoors. From the first bent seedling to trays hardening off on the deck, here's the whole run.
20 Apr 2026
The last of the tomatoes
Stripping the vines, ripening the green ones on a sunny windowsill, and the bittersweet end of summer.
5 Apr 2026
Notes on the compost corner
Three bays, a garden fork, and the slow alchemy of turning kitchen scraps into next season's beds.
15 Mar 2026
The equinox, and what to sow now
Daylight evens up, the soil is still warm, and there's a short window for autumn greens to get going before the cold.