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The Relentless Pace of Busy

Masters Of Fresh, Desley Bailey

The Relentless Pace of Busy

My brain often feels like a browser with 47 tabs open, and this is magnified around the end of the year when I am preparing to travel to visit family, or getting ready for family to land on my doorste...

1 May 2026

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Where There is a Will, There is a Way

Masters Of Fresh, Desley Bailey

Where There is a Will, There is a Way

A couple of years ago our daughter Katie was so excited that her new home had a space out the back where she could grow a veggie garden. She soon discovered that it was so shaded that most of her plan...

1 May 2026

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Stunted Growth

Masters Of Fresh, Desley Bailey

Stunted Growth

All sorts of factors can stunt or impede the growth of the seedlings you lovingly transplant into your garden. Low soil fertility, specific nutritional deficiencies (eg. nitrogen), too much or too lit...

1 May 2026

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The Invasion

Masters Of Fresh, Desley Bailey

The Invasion

Last Tuesday we first noticed the Rutherglen bug invasion our first since 2019. These small 4-5mm long grey/brown fast moving native bugs have a cross on their back from their folded wings. They are h...

1 May 2026

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Dug, The Hidden Hero: Never underestimate the importance of good drainage.

Masters Of Fresh, Desley Bailey

Dug, The Hidden Hero: Never underestimate the importance of good drainage.

When we think of growing a lush, productive garden, our minds turn to compost, sunshine, and the right plants for the right season. But there’s a quiet champion working below the surface that often go...

1 May 2026

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These Bad Girls - too much rain leads to powdery mildew

Masters Of Fresh, Desley Bailey

These Bad Girls - too much rain leads to powdery mildew

There's no doubt these girls are struggling. Growing cucumbers in June on our farm at Rollands Plains, outside Port Macquarie, is a hard ask at the best of times. In spite of the genetics that help th...

cucumbers gardening grow your own organic

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