April 20, 2019April 20, 2019Videos, What's New Small Plant Nursery update Losses AND Successes – Video We’re tidying our little plant nursery and made some surprising discoveries. Despite a lot of losses mostly due to the drought last […]
April 14, 2019January 12, 2020Videos, What's New 6 Ancient Vegetable Grow Challenge Results and Giveaway Raffle Winners Happy New Year and an Abundant New Growing Season from Birdland Cottage! The winners of the ancient vegetable grow challenge have been […]
March 27, 2019Videos, What's New Easy Weeding Using Mulch When using woodchip mulch in your garden the weeds are easily pulled up, even if neglected for long periods of time. Here […]
March 6, 2019August 4, 2019Useful Plants Series, Videos, What's New Useful Plants Series – Willow Willows are ornamental yet useful in many ways. Willow cuttings can be planted by simply sticking them into the ground, no need […]
December 31, 2018April 16, 2020Useful Plants Series, Videos Useful Plants Series – Jerusalem Artichoke Latin name: Helianthus tuberosus There are 6 different varieties available in our SHOP. Also known as Sunchoke or Sunroot, Jerusalem artichoke is […]
October 11, 2018October 11, 2018Videos, What's New Nursery Plants – Aftermath of severe DROUGHT We made a quick video update of the plant nursery and on how to reduce watering of potted plants in a drought. […]
August 30, 2018September 6, 2018Mini Projects, Videos, What's New Mini Garden Bed – No Dig – Rapid Growth – VIDEO We like to turn unused spaces into productive ones. It’s amazing how much can be grown in a 3 by 1 meter […]
August 6, 2018September 28, 2019Videos, What's New Seed saving – Kale and Broccoli – Video Yesterday we harvested well over 100,000 (500 grams) red russian kale seeds without any effort or maintenance from about 10 plants! The […]
July 30, 2018August 2, 2018Videos, What's New Seed saving – Marigold / Calendula – Video Saving seeds from plants in your own garden has many advantages. Your plants will adapt to your local condition and grow stronger […]
July 23, 2018July 29, 2018Videos, What's New Potting rooted cuttings – Free Plants! – Video After 2 months of rooting these cuttings, it’s now time to pot them up giving them more space to expand their roots […]