Hello Rainbow OMGers, We have experienced our first general, light frost across the entire farm. As stated last week, we have only just entered the beginning of Winter so a frost is to be expected and celebrated. We celebrate frost as it imparts extra sweetness into all vegetables that is doesn’t kill. We find the …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, Happy Winter Solstice! We have just experienced the shortest day of the year which means Winter is here. Winter begins after the Solstice, not the beginning of June which is an arbitrary date, selected by bureaucrats with no knowledge of the Seasons and their interactions with plants, animals and the soil. In …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, WE HAVE STRUCK GOLD! With current market prices this enormous Iceberg Lettuce should be enough to pay off our mortgage 🙂 But on a serious note we would like to remind everyone that we have not raised our prices on any of our produce this year. Being a local producer allows us …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, We have had our first frost for the year. It was light and only on some of our woodchip paths but the cold is here and settled in for the next few months. Eating seasonally allows us to look forward to the cold as it brings extra sweetness to our Spinach, Lettuce, …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, This week appears to be telling us that Winter has come early this year. In light of this we decided it was time to finally close in the Greenhouse. My uncle was gracious enough to gift us with a lot of second-hand timber and roof metal so we put the timber to …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, What a glorious week of Autumn sunshine we have just experienced. As I type I see evidence of more rain approaching from the west, hopefully we will receive some good rain this afternoon. Â Just a quick reminder that we are suspending CSA Sales until after Winter. All current CSA subscriptions will …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, Another week of cool and overcast weather has passed and plant growth in the Market Garden is slowing down with the shorter days. We can and always will grow right through Winter, we do however observe much slower growth in all plants this time of year. This week we planted flowers, more …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, As the weather slowly cools, the garden changes with the Season. Some crops like Green Beans are phasing out until Spring while others like Sugar Snap Peas are taking over for Winter. We also see different weed species in the cooler months and our weeding schedule is busiest at this time of …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, Another week of fun in the sun (and rain). This week we started applying compost to some of our market beds as we turn them over from one crop to another. Our initial application rate is very heavy being 400 Litres of Compost per 10 metre bed. This provides a very thick, …
Hello Rainbow OMGers, This morning we were happy to wake up to 1.5 mm of rain in our gauge. This is great news, we always welcome the rain in the desert. We had a lovely ANZAC Day weekend, enjoying some home made, organic, sourdough pizza’s topped with our beautiful veggies including, cherry tomatoes, green capsicums, …
