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  • My Hobby Farm
    I bought my farm in order to enjoy my lifelong passion for growing plants - especially fruit and vegetables. There is also the health aspect resulting from lots of exercise and a chance to get out and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air. The senses are certainly sharpened by the ever-changing colours. Coming from the land always helps when deciding to buy a plot of land, but a love of nature is essential. Not having a good knowledge of farming means much more homework is needed...

  • Weeds - The Ultimate Survivors
    Leave a patch of soil for a few weeks and you are sure to find an assortment of weeds. These hardy pioneers of the plant world manage to find a home in the most inhospitable places. Cracks in concrete, dry areas around buildings, and of course in all pathways. I grew up with some of the most hostile weeds within the orchards and vineyards in South Australia. My greatest fear was Innocent weed or Spiny burr-grass (Cenchrus pauciflorus). This noxious weed starts off as a harmless grass...



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