As spring arrives, Issue 41 of Pip explores the connections between healthy ecosystems, abundant harvests and human wellbeing. -Supporting pollinators: attract a diversity of pollinators for healthier harvests -Summer abundance: master seed raising for productive summer gardens -The food we grow: Jane and Jimmy Barnes celebrate homegrown food and life by the river -Sprouting and activating: turn pantry staples into fresh food at home -In tune with life: a sustainable home designed around music, gardening and natural light -Healing through water: explore the restorative power of rivers, lakes and oceans And as always, all your regulars – from seed saving and medicinal plants to Indigenous knowledge, pests and diseases and seasonal guidance.
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Click here to login Sign for 7 Days Free Trial First Name* Last Name* email address* Password* Signup Login email address* Password* LoginThe moon’s phases and its associated gravitational pull has a significant effect on the behaviour of tidal oceans, so it’s easy to understand how the moon can have a similar effect on the moisture in our soils and plants.
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Click here to login Sign for 7 Days Free Trial First Name* Last Name* email address* Password* Signup Login email address* Password* LoginBrassica oleracea var. gemmifera – brassica is Latin for cabbage, oleracea for ‘vegetable-like’, and gemmifera means ‘bearing buds’.
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Click here to login Sign for 7 Days Free Trial First Name* Last Name* email address* Password* Signup Login email address* Password* LoginTwisted, silvery trails through young citrus leaves are a telltale sign of citrus leaf miner, a common pest that targets fresh spring growth.
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Click here to login Sign for 7 Days Free Trial First Name* Last Name* email address* Password* Signup Login email address* Password* LoginLuffa (Luffa aegyptiaca) is a vine grown for both food and fibre, offering benefits for skin health, circulation and everyday wellbeing.
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Click here to login Sign for 7 Days Free Trial First Name* Last Name* email address* Password* Signup Login email address* Password* LoginThe tears that flow when chopping onions (Allium cepa) come from beneficial sulphur compounds. These act as natural decongestants, helping clear mucus and ease cold symptoms. Onions also support digestion (especially with sage, thyme and oregano), feed beneficial gut bacteria with soluble fibre, and help regulate blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
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