The humble garden hose has a thousand uses. For instance, if you want to set out curves in your garden beds or lawn areas, bend your hose to establish smooth even curves. Then use a sharp spade to carefully cut the lawn edge to the new shape. Hoses naturally form...
Agricultural shows are where you find the REAL Australia and they are where you should take the kids for fun and learning. This month there are many agricultural shows on all over Australia… Are you ready? Well here we go: In New South Wales: Wauchope Macksville...
April is very much the time to harvest the food that you have grown in your backyard. This is the real FUN part of backyard food growing. So – a few notes on when to pick: Avocadoes ripen a few days after picking – they don’t ripen on the tree All olives will ripen...
After the recent frozen berry scare where diseases were detected in imported frozen berries, many people are thinking of growing their own berries. Berries are fun to grow at home, but most only produce a few berries each day, meaning that you need 10 to 20 berry...
Question From: Irene Dunstan in Stratton, Perth WA Nature of problem: neighbours 25 yrs old ficus roots are pushing my fence over what can I do to stop the roots from growing further they are already taken over a fair bit of my garden Type of Plant (if...
Question From: fran in cleve, cleve SA Nature of problem: early maturing fruit before reaching full size Type of Plant (if known): orange tree Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself): early maturing fruit Soil Type...
Question From: Teresa Davies in Point Vernon, Hervey Bay QLD Nature of problem: Fruit is dry inside Type of Plant (if known): Mandarin Tree Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself): Bumper crop but fruit is dry Soil...
Our friend Stuart Wagstaff passed away on 10th of March. We knew him as a most generous and professional gentleman with a sparkling & witty sense of humour. We would like to share part of our very special time with Stuart some years ago with one of the most fun...
Question From: Eugene HYNDS in GREYSTANES, Sydney NSW Nature of problem: COS lettuce do NOT `heart up` Type of Plant (if known): vegetable Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself): long scrawny stems & lacking good...
Question From: Rose Kapper in Mermaid Waters, Gold Coast QLD Nature of problem: My Summer Beauty gum tree has always flowered prolifically except for this season.There seem to be small bore holes or spots where something has got into the flower pods. There are...