Vasili's Garden Episodes
You would have thought he was Greek!
Normally when we go out to film a place and come across a house that is practically full of fruit and veggies in the front garden instantly your mind goes to the older Italian and Greek generation.
Well wasn’t I in for a surprise!
Meet Simon, your typical Aussie whose love for the organic and sustainable approx to gardening oozes with passion.
Has hasn’t got a huge parcel of land but what he produces out of it is amazing to say the least, he has left nothing out when it comes to practicing sustainable gardening.
So where do I start?
He has his own worm farm, two compost tumblers, lot of chickens, and four water tanks around the house with dripper line set up in all the front garden beds and gravity feed irrigation in the rear garden. He even has an old laundry trough on the front boundary fence line where he washes all his fresh produce that he collects from the garden and yes, all the water goes straight back into the garden too.
Another of his many great ideas is using those plastic storage containers as mini hot houses to propagate cuttings and germinate seeds; they honestly look like they were made to be used as hot houses and the seedling were thriving too, but just remember to remove the lid if the weather exceeds 25 degrees otherwise you’ll cook the plants.
And if you have any problems growing strawberries because they get constantly eaten by pests, then try growing them they way Simon has.
All you need is an old stool, lay a full bag of good quality potting mix flat on the stool, and cut open the top of the bag then plant four strawberry plants straight into the soil.
There is no need to make any holes at the bottom of the bag as the will only cause the potting mix to dry out more quickly and therefore require more watering. But if you are not sure as to how often to water your plants, then the best way is doing the old finger test.
Stick your finger into the soil to feel whether it’s wet or dry and water accordingly.
And when the strawberry plants come to the end of their season, the potting mix is sure to be depleted of all its nutrients, so remember to add some worm juice to the soil to help rejuvenate the soil again for another season.
Maresi!
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