Gardening Tips, Books, Techniques and Tools
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Best Pot Plants for Shade
Burke’s Backyard list of the top 10 best pot plants for shade. Don has listed plants to suit a variety of climates. To find out which ones grow best in your area, check with your local nursery. Note: not all shade-tolerant plants do well in a pot, but these ones do! read more -
Spring Tips: Repotting, Fertilising Citrus, Edibles in Containers
Don looked at some ‘must do jobs’ for spring. Repot now Over the next few weeks plants will make about... read more -
Drought Tips
A drought is a tough time for all plants in your garden, especially the poor brown lawn. Here are Don’s... read more -
Money savers home-made garden recipes
You can make your own non-toxic controls for some common insect pests as well as free liquid fertiliser for the... read more -
Money savers recycling, freebies and cheapies links
Online cheapies/auction/classified sites eBay: www.ebay.com.au Grays online: www.graysonline.com Freecycle: www.freecycle.org/group/AU Trading Post: www.tradingpost.com.au Quicksales: www.quicksales.com.au Gum tree: www.gumtree.com.au Recycled links... read more -
Ladco Blaster Nozzle
The hose nozzle mentioned by Don recently on A Current Affair is a Ladco Blaster Nozzle. RRP is $6.94 It... read more -
Flood recovery tips
Flood recovery tips The March 2011 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale nationally from Monday, February 21, has a... read more -
Seed companies
Seed Companies: We are often asked where old-fashioned or rare varieties of seeds can be found. The following companies should... read more -
Organic – Don’s New Book – Available at all good bookstores
Australia’s foremost authority on everything that’s happening in Aussie backyards, Don Burke has been growing vegies and keeping chooks ever... read more -
Home Remedies
While there’s always some doubt cast on home remedies, alternative medicines etc this doesn’t mean they aren’t worth trying... read more -
Worm Farm Problem Solver
For the typical household, a worm farm can be a good way to turn kitchen scraps into soil improver. But... read more -
Summer Tips
BUSHFIRE PROTECTION 2009 is shaping up to be another very bad bush fire summer. Many people buy pumps so they... read more