Edible Yard Revolution

Edible Yard Revolution Grew up in the mediterranean peninsula of Italy; a dreaming place for many.

Creating beautiful and functional gardens is my passion.We offer personalised gardening and property maintenance services tailored to your needs.Services range from regular lawn care, pruning, hedging to complete garden overhauls.Not your regular gardener Travelled around part of the world in my early twenties till I reached this beautiful country which I can now call home, Australia. Naturalised

and in love with it I have developed a strong passion for gardening mainly for the sake of producing food but also for the spectacular range of colours and shapes that various plants display. In my gardening life-adventure I have blended techniques from a range of useful sources of knowledge such as Permaculture, which is the base of my studies, Natural farming, by Masanobu Fukuoka, Syntropic Agroforesty, by Ernst Gotshe and other brilliant people who have developed their own ways of growing an abundance of food regardless of conventional modes of agriculture.

05/09/2026

Tip of the day n°323

In a syntropic system, a garden is not meant to remain exactly the same forever.

It pulses through different stages of growth, abundance, senescence and renewal.

Some plants grow quickly and perform their role early in the system. They may provide food, shade, biomass, nitrogen or protection for slower-growing plants. But eventually, their job is done.

This is where the senescence phase becomes important.

Rather than seeing an ageing or declining plant as a failure, syntropic agriculture sees it as part of the system's natural cycle. As a plant reaches the end of its productive phase, it can be cut back and returned to the soil as biomass, creating space, light and resources for the next stage of plants to take over.

The garden moves in pulses:

Growth → Abundance → Senescence → Pruning → Biomass → Renewal → Growth again.

Each stage prepares the conditions for the next one.

This is one of the beautiful ideas behind syntropic gardening: not every plant is meant to live forever.

Some plants are pioneers. Some are protectors. Some produce food. Some build biomass.

And when their role is complete, their final contribution may be to feed the soil and make space for what comes next. 🌱♻️🌳

Have a green thumb day 👍

04/09/2026

Tip of the day n°322

Before buying a new plant, take a moment to look a little closer to home.

Ask your neighbours, friends or family if they are growing the plant you're looking for. You might be surprised how often someone is happy to share a few seeds, a cutting, a division or a small volunteer seedling.

There is something special about growing a plant that came from someone else's garden.

A rosemary cutting from a neighbour, seeds saved by a friend, or a fruit tree propagated from a tree that has been growing successfully in your community for years suddenly, your garden carries a little history with it.

And the best part is that these plants have often already proven that they can grow in your local climate and conditions.

Gardening doesn't have to be something we do alone.

Plants have always travelled between people shared between neighbours, passed through families and exchanged between friends.

So before going to the nursery, ask around.

Sometimes the best nursery isn't a shop. It's your community. 🌿🤝

03/09/2026

Tip of the day n°321

One of the easiest ways to make gardening difficult is trying to force a plant to grow somewhere it simply doesn't want to be.

Before planting, take a moment to observe the space:

☀️ How many hours of sun does it receive?
💧 Does water drain quickly or does the soil stay wet?
🌬️ Is it exposed to strong wind?
🌳 Will it eventually be shaded by nearby trees or buildings?
🌱 What type of soil are you working with?

Often, a struggling plant doesn't need more fertiliser, more water or another treatment.

It may simply be in the wrong place.

A plant that is naturally suited to its environment will generally require less water, less fertiliser and less intervention.

Don't spend your time fighting nature...put the right plant in the right place and let the environment do some of the work for you. 🌿

Have a green thumb day 👍

02/09/2026

Tip of the day n°320

When planting seeds, especially in a vegetable garden, don't assume every seed will become a perfect plant.

Some seeds won't germinate. Some seedlings may be eaten by insects or snails. Others may struggle with weather, disease or simply fail to thrive.

Instead of planting exactly the number of plants you want, plant a little extra.

Once the seedlings establish, you can:

🌱 Thin out the weaker plants
🌿 Transplant suitable seedlings elsewhere
♻️ Compost the excess
🤝 Give healthy extras to friends or neighbours

This approach gives you options instead of empty spaces.

Nature doesn't plant one seed and hope for the best...it builds in a margin for failure.

Plant with abundance, then select the strongest. 🌱

Have a green thumb day 👍

01/09/2026

Tip of the day n°319

Want to start a new garden bed but don't want to spend hours digging, removing turf and turning over the soil?

Try a no-till, sheet-mulched garden bed.

Start by mowing or cutting any existing grass and weeds as low as possible. You don't need to dig them out — leave the roots in the ground.

Then:

Water the area well.

Cover the ground with overlapping layers of plain cardboard or several layers of newspaper. Remove all tape, staples and plastic first.

Wet the cardboard thoroughly so it stays in contact with the soil.

Add a generous layer of compost and good-quality soil on top — enough to plant directly into.

Finish with mulch, keeping it slightly away from the stems of your plants.

The cardboard blocks light and helps suppress the existing grass and weeds, while the layers underneath gradually break down and feed the soil.

The existing roots also decompose in place, adding organic matter and leaving pathways for water, air and future roots.

Instead of digging your way to a new garden, build one from the top down. 🌿

One important tip: if you're planting immediately, make sure your compost/soil layer is deep enough for the roots of the plants you're putting in. Small seedlings are much more forgiving than large, deep-rooted plants.

Have a green thumb day 👍

31/08/2026

Tip of the day n°318

The Three Sisters is really a planting principle, not just a fixed recipe. You can recreate the same idea using plants that suit your climate and what you actually like eating.

The principle is simple: combine plants that use different layers of space and help create a more complete system.

For a subtropical edible garden, you could try:

🌻 The Sunflower Sisters

🌻 Sunflowers — provide height and a structure for climbers.

🫘 Climbing beans — grow vertically and use the sunflower as support.

🍠 Sweet potato — spreads across the ground, covering and protecting the soil while producing an edible crop.

How to plant it:

Plant your sunflowers first and allow them to become strong and established.

Once the stems are sturdy, plant climbing beans nearby.

Plant sweet potato around the outside, giving the vines room to spread.

You now have three productive layers:

Vertical → Climbing → Groundcover

The same concept could also work with:

🌳 A young fruit tree as the upper layer
🫘 A suitable climbing legume on a separate support nearby
🌿 Herbs, vegetables or sweet potato as the ground layer

The key is to make sure you're not creating too much competition.

Companion planting isn't about putting plants together because someone says they're “friends.” It's about designing a system where each plant occupies a different space and performs a useful function. 🌿

Have a green thumb day 👍

30/08/2026

Tip of the day n°317

The Three Sisters is a traditional Indigenous American companion-planting system that combines corn, climbing beans and squash in the same growing space.

Each plant plays a different role:

🌽 Corn provides a natural trellis for the beans.
🫘 Beans climb the corn and, as legumes, can contribute nitrogen to the wider soil system.
🎃 Squash spreads along the ground, helping shade the soil and suppress weeds while making use of a different growing layer.

How to do it

Start with a sunny, fertile bed and plant the corn first. Once the corn is established and tall enough to support a climbing bean, plant the beans around it.

Then plant squash around the outside of the corn-and-bean group, giving it plenty of room to spread.

The important thing is not to overcrowd them. The corn needs enough space and sunlight, and the squash needs room to run.

A simple arrangement is:

Corn in the centre → beans climbing the corn → squash spreading around the outside.

The beauty of the system isn't that each plant magically “feeds” the others. It's that three different growth habits occupy the same space and perform complementary jobs — vertical growth, climbing and ground cover.

Have a green thumb day 👍

29/08/2026

Tip of the day n°316

Cucumbers can look like an easy crop, but they’re hungry, thirsty and fast-growing. Give them the right conditions and they can produce an incredible amount of fruit.

The key is to get three things right: soil, water and support.

🌱 Start with rich soil
Work plenty of mature compost or well-rotted organic matter into the growing area before planting. Cucumbers produce rapidly, so they need good access to nutrients.

💧 Keep moisture consistent
Cucumbers don't like swinging between very dry and very wet conditions. Inconsistent watering can contribute to poor fruit development and bitter or misshapen fruit. Mulching around the plant helps keep the root zone more stable.

☀️ Give them plenty of sun
Aim for a sunny position with good airflow. In your subtropical climate, some afternoon protection can be useful during periods of extreme heat.

🪴 Grow them vertically
This is one of my favourite tricks. Give cucumbers a strong trellis or frame and train the vines upwards. It saves space, improves airflow, keeps fruit off the ground and makes harvesting much easier.

🐝 Don't forget pollination
If your cucumber produces plenty of flowers but very little fruit, pollination may be the problem. Encourage bees and other pollinators, and if necessary, hand-pollinate by transferring pollen from a male flower to a female flower.

And harvest regularly. Don't wait for cucumbers to become enormous — frequent picking encourages the plant to keep producing.

Give a cucumber rich soil, consistent moisture, sunshine, something to climb and good pollination and it will reward you with fruit after fruit. 🥒🌿

28/08/2026

Tip of the day n°315

Stink bugs can become a real headache on fruit trees, especially when they're feeding on young shoots, flowers and developing fruit.

The first instinct is often to grab them and squash them but there's a better way.

Knock them off the plant into a bucket of soapy water. Do it early in the morning when they're generally less active and easier to catch.

Then regularly inspect the undersides of leaves and young growth, because catching the adults is only part of the battle. Look for clusters of eggs and young nymphs and remove them before they mature.

Try to:

🌿 Keep your garden diverse rather than relying on a single crop.
🐞 Encourage beneficial insects and other predators.
🔎 Inspect fruit trees regularly, particularly during periods of active growth.
🪣 Physically remove infestations before they become established.

Avoid broad-spectrum insecticides where possible, killing everything can also remove the predators that help keep stink bugs under control.

The best pest control is often catching the problem early, before it becomes a population. 🪲🌿

Have a green thumb day 👍

27/08/2026

Tip of the day n°314

You don't always need to throw your kitchen scraps into the compost bin. Some can be used to make a simple homemade plant feed.

A combination such as banana peels, used coffee grounds and leafy greens can be steeped in water, although each contributes something different, for instance:

🥬 Leafy vegetable scraps: nitrogen and other nutrients
🍌 Banana peels: potassium and other minerals
☕ Used coffee grounds: some nitrogen and organic matter
🌿 Fresh green weeds: nutrient-rich green biomass
🥚 Eggshells: mainly calcium, but better composted or finely crushed than brewed

Method: chop the scraps, put them in a bucket, cover with water and let them steep for several days. Strain the solids and add those to your compost. Dilute the liquid before applying it to the soil.

⚠️ Stick to plants only would be ideal to avoid super smelly situations so If it's green and came from a plant, there's probably a way to return its nutrients to the garden.

❌️ I wouldn't recommend fermenting a bucket of mixed food scraps indefinitely. Once you start including lots of kitchen waste, especially cooked food, meat, dairy or oily scraps, you're moving away from a simple plant extract and towards a smelly decomposition system that can attract pests.

And remember: homemade fertilisers are supplements, not complete plant nutrition. Your plants still need a balanced supply of nutrients, and compost and healthy organic matter are generally more valuable for building the soil long-term.

Have a green thumb day 👍

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