Welcome to the Urban Patch Growing Diaries – your backstage pass to our little Brunswick garden. Here you’ll find what’s blooming, bolting, and bewildering us through the seasons. From first sprouts to harvest feasts, each diary entry is rooted in Australia’s urban climate and small-space growing challenges.
☀️Summer 2025/2026
Summer in the garden is full-on, but full of joy. The tomatoes are finally showing off, basil is happily taking over, and watering becomes our little daily ritual together. It’s not about perfection – it’s about keeping things alive, celebrating the small wins, and enjoying the sunshine with a cold beverage as you look out over your little garden (or pot plant!) oasis.
- Lots of Leaves, No Fruit: What’s Going Wrong?
- The Holiday Guide: How to Keep Your Plants Alive While You’re Down the Coast
- Transitioning Your Veggie Patch from Spring to Summer
- The Joy of “Cut and Come Again” Veggies: A Love Letter to the Never-Ending Harvest
🌱Spring 2025
Spring has sprung in Brunswick, and the garden is humming with new life – the mint is back, mustard shoots are stretching skyward, and frosts feel like a long-forgotten memory. Mornings still hold a shiver, but the afternoons shine and feel full of possibility (and early knock offs at the pub). Warm-season seedlings are starting indoors, compost is going on, weeds are popping up, and Odie’s supervising from his sunny patch. After winter’s quiet, there’s a restless energy in the soil – and I’m ready to meet it, spade in one hand, tea in the other.
- It’s Getting Hot in Here: Simple Water-Saving Hacks for Australian Gardens this Summer
- From Mess to Magic: Transforming the Forgotten Corner
- How to Grow Your Own Lawn for $20: Easy, Budget-Friendly DIY for Small Gardens
- Why You Should Let Some of Your Veggies Flower (Yes, Really!)
- Don’t Toss Those Tops! Why Root Vegetable Greens Deserve a Place on Your Plate
- Dill: My Love-Hate Herb
- When Weeds Take Over: Chickweed, Friends & Foes in the Urban Patch
- Spring has Sprung: What to Do Now in Your Urban Patch
☔ Winter 2025
Winter in Melbourne is when the cool-season champions shine – silverbeet, kale, broad beans, and garlic all take centre stage. In the Urban Patch, we’re making the most of crisp mornings and low winter sun, testing what thrives in our small Brunswick garden (with Odie keeping a close eye on the action).
The Urban Patch 