I just started setting up my azolla farm. It's in my greenhouse as a way to use excess water. They will be used as food for mums chooks. Next job will be sorting out the mosquito larvae biological control. Photo to come later

I’ve been experimenting with layering plants of different heights to create depth in small garden spaces. It makes even a balcony feel lush and dynamic! Has anyone else tried this approach? Would love to see your results..

Just an update on my lettuce. Initially the grasshoppers came and ate half the crop but after transplanting a few more there was complete success. I keep a net over the top of the lettuce all day to slow the plants going to seed. How is your lettuce coping in this heat?

4am I started researching grape pruning and sun up I started. 12 hours later and lots of jobs ticked off including lifting and potting up plants (before hubby used the brush cutter), pruning and tying up tomatoes (more to do), dehydrating herbs, harvesting and weeding. In venturing into our jungle of pepinos and grass left way too long, I found a lost bag of manure and an infestation of black scale. Those nasty things will be getting a shower of home made white oil to kill them. They have been an issue before and the amount of ants we have here doesn’t help. Lots of sunny days now in Melbourne, so the quicker I can get the weedy areas under control the better!