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Mark Dymiotis enjoys sharing tips, recipes and articles about his garden and how the traditional everyday dietary practices of Greece and the Mediterranean are essential for health, environment and social benefits.
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On their knees
While most men get on their knees only once in their lifetime, gardeners like myself do it all the time to get rid of the weeds! Continue reading
Posted in Garden Diary 2010/11
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Stinging nettles
Melbourne’s substantial rainfall in September, together with the manure which has been applied in August, resulted in lash growth of stinging nettles. Continue reading
Posted in Garden Diary 2010/11
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Compost
Compost, with blood and bone to compensate for the woody materials in the compost, was dug in the soil in other parts of the garden to spade depth using a garden fork. Continue reading
Posted in Garden Diary 2010/11
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Manure in soil and trenches
Spade depth trenches have been dug, sheep manure and blood and bone have been dug in followed by thorough watering and covered by the soil that was dug out. Continue reading
Posted in Garden Diary 2010/11
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Garden divided
The garden has been divided in sections for easy access, crop rotation (to avoid the build up of soil diseases) and for more efficient and effective use of space. Continue reading
Posted in Garden Diary 2010/11
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