Visit Ilse and Tom 18 August 2013

On Sunday 18 August we visited Ilse and Tom's garden near Snug

On the day it was raining at 8am and it looked as if it would rain all day. However, by the time our visit to Ilse and Tom's garden started the rain had eased and by 11am the sun began to shine.

Ilse and Tom's property is located near the township of Snug on a North-facing slope in the middle of the bush.

Gordon explains about soils (look at what everyone brought!)

Since buying the property almost 2 years ago they have established two wild-life-proof vegie areas with 10 long raised beds, a hothouse and a large orchard. Some of us visited them in January 2012 and they have done so much work since then.

Our hosts explain (look at the magnificent bush in the background)

Impressive well-dug-in wildlife-proof floppy fencing

Here we are in one of the two areas with five long raised beds

Ilse explained about her Witlof experiment

Their orchard area: now properly fenced and with new young trees

The new hothouse is going well ; the lime and lemon will move out soon

It was great to see Ilse and Tom's enthusiasm, the progress they have made since moving to the property and to learn from their experience. Thank you very much for showing it all and your hospitality.

The knowledge and experience of those who came was also of great value.

Thanks everyone who brought surplus plants, seeds and produce and we will enjoy it all again next month.

This text was previously published on the Food Garden Group blog. It was written by Max Bee.