One of the biggest challenges of growing food in this climate is the short growing season. Unlike much of Australia we have four distinct seasons with the best one for growing food, summer, being relatively short. Despite this, with careful planning and a protected location it is possible to extend the season and create beautiful productive gardens.
These pictures were taken a couple of months ago at the height of their productivity.
And this here was my addition to an art installation we did. I was pregnant at the time, thus the little pink egg representing Evie :)
Great to see such luscious beds in Cooma. We may have a short growing season, but it's a damn sight better than the growing season in Canada and much of northern Europe, so I think we can do just fine :D
Trily Cottage is home to myself, my hubby, our baby girl, 3 chooks and two constant-love-and-attention demanding cats.
We moved to this town in NSW’s Snowy Mountains from Sydney in September 2009 and are loving the space, freedom and fresh air. Trily Cottage is an 1880’s workers cottage on a half acre block which while we are renting it will be the canvas for many experiments in food growing using Permaculture techniques and organic principles.
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Great to see such luscious beds in Cooma. We may have a short growing season, but it's a damn sight better than the growing season in Canada and much of northern Europe, so I think we can do just fine :D
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