Skip to content

Our Paddock by the Huon

Quitting the city to start a small-scale sustainable farm in Tasmania's Huon Valley

  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

Category: Getting started

  • Home
  • Getting started

Week 19: Always close the gate

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Christie2 Comments on Week 19: Always close the gate

On Monday we learned that we should always close the gate when leaving the garden. In the early evening I […]

Getting started

Week 18: A finished fence and purple potatoes

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Christie2 Comments on Week 18: A finished fence and purple potatoes

With a lot less drama than feared we finished the new fence, doubling the (future) space for growing vegetables. We […]

Getting started

Week 17: Expanding again

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Christie2 Comments on Week 17: Expanding again

With almost all the beds laid in the garden (and no mulch at the moment) it is time to restart […]

Getting started

Week 16: Taking stock

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Christie2 Comments on Week 16: Taking stock

Off-farm events continued vying for our attention and time this week. But with some wonderfully sunny autumn days and a […]

Getting started

Week 15: Balancing tasks

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Christie8 Comments on Week 15: Balancing tasks

A lot happened off-farm this week, to say the least, but there were plenty of tasks to keep us occupied. […]

Getting started

Week 14: The expansion continues

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Christie5 Comments on Week 14: The expansion continues

In a week where the internet was even more distracting than usual and the news more alarming, the plants kept […]

Getting started

Week 13: Goodbye summer

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Christie8 Comments on Week 13: Goodbye summer

With the beginning of March, it’s already autumn in Australia. Without many deciduous trees, the main sign of the changing […]

Getting started

Week 12: Building biodiversity

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Christie

This week we kept building garden beds and sowing seeds but we also started working on our border. Borrowing from […]

Getting started

Week 11: Explore the possibilities

February 29, 2020March 2, 2020 Christie3 Comments on Week 11: Explore the possibilities

This week our car became Tasmanian and with our new number plates we advertise the Tasmanian government’s “Explore the possibilities” […]

Getting started

Week 10: Beyond radish and leaves

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Christie

The week began with a public holiday – Regatta Day – but I novated this to Wednesday to play tourist […]

Getting started

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Recent Posts

  • Little Venice in the Valley
  • Still talking about the weather
  • Spring sowings and new systems
  • Getting match fit in a muddy month
  • Puddles, pruning, procrastinating and prioritising
Copyright © 2025 Our Paddock by the Huon All rights reserved. Theme: Flash by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress