Sustainable Living

  • How I stop citrus trees from burning in the sun

    How I stop citrus trees from burning in the sun

    Citrus trees can suffer from sunburn. In Australia we have some serious sun and in summer time with no protection, some citrus trees will get burnt. There’s a lot of things we can do to help prevent it. Here are three simple ways to stop the burn and save your trees. Provide part shade Provide…

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  • Soy sauce fish from sushi stores are marine hazards

    Soy sauce fish from sushi stores are marine hazards

    Plastic soy sauce fish are marine hazards.  They’re one of the most common items found washed up on beaches. I refuse them at sushi stores when I’m offered but the staff. They’re single use plastic and for such a small amount of content. The amount of plastic outweighs the content inside.  You may have kept…

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  • How I grow citrus tree cuttings

    How I grow citrus tree cuttings

    Citrus tree cuttings are one of the easiest ways to clone a fruit tree. Just by taking a good size cutting and getting it to strike, you can have a cloned tree very quickly. Here’s one of the ways I duplicate citrus trees in my garden.  In Australia I do it right after fruiting and…

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  • How I grow stone fruit trees from seed

    How I grow stone fruit trees from seed

    How I grow stone fruit trees from seed. There’s a huge variety of stone fruit and if you’re lucky to live in a climate where they grown, they’re so delicious and amazing trees to have in the garden.  Grab your favourite stone fruit In this case I chose peaches. I love the white peaches in…

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  • Creating products on Printumo and synchronising with Shopify

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