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Garden Update: Growing Food, Oyster Mushrooms, and Wild Edible Greens

dr.drones — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:45:58 +0000

Growing Food, Oyster Mushrooms, and Wild Edible Greens

Today I wanted to share an update on how everything is growing around the garden.

At the front of my old, abandoned ute—which no longer runs—I’ve turned the space into a makeshift greenhouse. It’s working surprisingly well, and the plants are thriving. In fact, they’re doing so well that they’re becoming too tall. I’m still trying to figure out where to move them next. They might end up by a window in the garage, or I may top the plants by removing their growing tips to stop them from getting any taller and encourage them to start producing fruit instead.

Around the back of the ute, the garden is looking lush and full of life. The snow peas have begun flowering, which means they should be producing pods soon. The only concern is the strong wind, but hopefully everything stays standing.

The vegetable beds are filling out nicely. The broccoli is healthy and vigorous, and I’ve already been harvesting some of the outer leaves. There are radishes and turnips growing well too. One of my favourite crops at the moment is the chili peppers. I’m not exactly sure what variety they are, but they’re delicious. Some are mild, while others have a really satisfying heat. I’ve been adding them to nearly every meal, and they’ve quickly become a staple in my kitchen.

This has also been an excellent year for fruit. The trees have been so productive that I’m actually struggling to keep up with the harvest.

Another project I’m excited about is growing shallots. I planted around ten bulbs, and each one should divide into several new bulbs as it matures. They’re much quicker to grow than regular onions, making them a great addition to the garden.

My First White Oyster Mushroom Grow

Today I watered my first batch of white oyster mushrooms. The spawn has only been growing for a few days, and with some rain expected later today, conditions should be ideal. At this stage, all I can do is keep the growing medium moist and be patient while nature does the rest.

I’m looking forward to seeing my first harvest in a few weeks.

Harvesting Wild Edible Greens

One of today’s highlights was harvesting stinging nettles for the first time. Interestingly, I never planted them—they simply appeared on their own. Although most people think of them as weeds, stinging nettles are packed with nutrients, including iron and calcium.

Because the fresh leaves sting, I harvested them carefully and planned to boil them before eating. Cooking removes the sting completely, leaving behind a leafy green with a texture very similar to spinach.

I also harvested some pūhā, another edible wild green that grows naturally. Rather than letting these nutritious plants go to waste, I decided to use both of them in today’s lunch.

The nettles are already beginning to flower and produce seeds, which is exciting because I’m hoping they’ll naturally spread throughout this part of the garden. Since this is my first time growing them, I’m learning as I go. I only harvested the leaves, leaving the plants intact so they can continue flowering and produce even more seed for future seasons.

Of course, despite being careful, I still brushed against a few leaves and got stung. My fingers definitely felt it, but that’s all part of the experience!

Lunch Straight From the Garden

For lunch, my partner prepared a rich beef broth, and I added leftover rice along with the freshly harvested stinging nettles and pūhā. We also picked a handful of fresh chili peppers straight from the garden to complete the meal.

Once cooked, the nettles completely lost their sting and tasted remarkably similar to spinach. Combined with the beef broth, rice, and fresh greens, it made for a simple, nutritious lunch made almost entirely from the garden.

It was incredibly satisfying to sit down and enjoy a meal made with ingredients I’d either grown or foraged myself.

By the time I’d finished the bowl, I was completely full. A nap and perhaps a glass of wine sounded pretty tempting.

The Work Never Ends

Even after lunch, there was still plenty to do around the property. I’m continuing to clear away old branches and twigs to make the paths easier to walk through and improve the overall appearance of the garden.

There’s always another project waiting, another crop to plant, or another experiment to try. That’s one of the things I enjoy most about gardening—there’s always something new happening, and every season brings another opportunity to learn.

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Cheap Yarra Valley Winery Tours

dr.drones — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 11:10:18 +0000

You don’t need to look and search any further for cheap Yarra Valley wine tours, Kangaroo Hopping Tours is one of the new kids on the block, a boutique tour agency whom specialise in providing a fun and healthy environment to explore wine tasting in the heart of the Yarra Valley region.

Kangaroo Hopping is currently providing small and large private groups with half day tasting tours or full day winery tours inclusive of tasting fees and winery lunch with glass of wine. Also host cheap half day winery tours Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula . Tasting fees are included. You are sure to be pleased with the decision, visit their website for more details and join them for a fun day.

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Enjoy a Half-Day Private Tour that includes water bottles for your group of 10 or more. We offer flexible pick-up and drop-off times to fit your schedule. If you have a smaller group, please enquire with us to check availability.

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Short on Time? Join Our Half Day Wine Tour 120pp Based on Min. 10 People

Excl. Public Tours

Option 1 @120pp

Wine tasting at 2 wineries
5hrs including, travel time to and from your address.

Q. Can we have a lunch stop in the Half day tour?

A. Yes, you can. To fit in lunch we visit 2 wineries. See below

Option 2 @139pp

Wine tasting at a total of two wineries
Light lunch eg wood fired shared pizza
Meal upgrade available

This is a half day tour, enquire for more details.

Price is for group of 10 or more guests.

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Full Day Winery Tours Melbourne from 165pp Based on Min.10 People

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Visit 3 venues in the Yarra Valley
Tasting fees at cellar doors included.
Scrumptious winery lunch included.
Glass of wine with lunch included
Private bus and driver

Price is for group of 10 or more guests.

Whether you’re on a tight budget or willing to splurge, our Full-Day Yarra Valley Private Wine Tours are designed to meet your needs. You can either select one of our pre-designed tour packages, or set your own budget and let us help you customize a tour that perfectly suits your occasion.

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I used Kangaroo Hopping Tours to organise my sister’s Hens and they did such a wonderful job!
Nes was a pleasure to deal with, giving me so much advice and tips along the way. It was a seamless process and we had a fantastic time!
We also got some awesome photos taken on the day along with a video and some other bonuses too ?
All the guests were saying what an incredible day they had and so much was included for the price!!

Highly recommend these guys for any tours/events you have in mind!

JessHalf Day Hens Celebration

We all had an absolutely fabulous day! You’ve been so wonderful to deal with from the get go, so helpful, communicative and organised and we just loved the places you picked for us. Four pillars was fantastic, we loved Killara for the tasting (Leo was good fun!), the simple but delicious food and the beautiful views and atmosphere and greenview winery (can’t remember the exact name) was a perfect, relaxed ending to the day with another fabulous tasting. Everyone commented on how wonderful it was to go to smaller wineries that we hadn’t been to and that we would all want to return to in future. Jeff was great and made sure we stuck to our agenda but also dealt with us singing awful 90s music on the way back to Melbourne! Haha! so it really was a perfect day for Liz.

KaraLast Minute Tour

So glad to have found Kangaroo Hopping Tours – highly recommend! We had a fantastic day celebrating our engagement party from start to finish. We all enjoyed the wineries and had an absolute blast! Nes was an absolute superstar at organising our itinerary and Mathew the bus driver was so friendly and accommodating. Will absolutely love to do another tour with you guys in the future! ??

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Garden Update: Growing Food, Oyster Mushrooms, and Wild Edible Greens

Growing Food, Oyster Mushrooms, and Wild Edible Greens

My First White Oyster Mushroom Grow

Harvesting Wild Edible Greens

Lunch Straight From the Garden

The Work Never Ends

Cheap Yarra Valley Winery Tours

Cheap Yarra Valley Winery Tours

Short on Time? Join Our Half Day Wine Tour 120pp Based on Min. 10 People

Excl. Public Tours

Option 1 @120pp

Option 2 @139pp

Full Day Winery Tours Melbourne from 165pp Based on Min.10 People

Price is for group of 10 or more guests.

What Our Clients’ Have To Say

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