5 New Year Resolutions Here are five new year resolutions that have been tweeted as popular this year. And how your garden can help you to keep to achieve these resolutions in the next the 365 days. Resolution 1: Exercise more A lot of people start the New Year with a...
What happens when you over-fertilised your water plants? I've been having a lovely time recently, getting lots of new water plants including the Louisana irises and the Water Lotus. And recently I have rediscovered also found out what happens if you've over-fertilised...
Dealing with Common Destructive Pests in your edible garden without harsh chemicals! I was reading a blog on another website the other day about destructive bugs in the garden. Above all, I continue to be amazed at the number of gardeners that reach for Confidor, Bug...
Growing Sublime Limes in the Subtropics I have just picked another bag full of limes from my "Sublime" lime tree. This is the third bag full of limes that I have picked this week! Well at least we won't get Scurvy And there are still plenty more fruit on the tree and...
Living in south east Queensland really spoils you with what edible crops you can grow in winter! I have a great crop of Black Russian tomatoes just about to ripen, some fantastic Russian Kale and some really yummy honey snap peas among my winter crops. I find the...
What is the Difference between Compost Worms and Earthworms? I was recently asked whether the compost worms in your compost bin are the same as earthworms. The person in question had just started a garden, and the soil in the area was very poor. This meant that it was...