Organics

Powdery Mildew

Powdery Mildew

What's that white powdery substance on my plants leaves? I had a query recently asking what a white powdery substance was on a grape leaf? They actually said "it looks like powdery mildew, but it's not on zucchini"! It looked like powdery mildew because it was powdery...

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COMPOSTING

COMPOSTING

Talking about composting on BayFM This week I have been asked if I could talk a bit about composting on my BayFM radio program. We have mentioned compost a few times. However, it seems its one of those things that people are a bit hesitant about. I can understand this...

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Compost Bins: Composting Tips for your garden

Compost Bins: Composting Tips for your garden

The Witches Cauldron - A Tale of Compost Bins and Composting Tips I think of my compost bins as being reminiscent of a witches cauldron. You put a motley assortment of ingredients in, stir it a few times and out comes a magic potion for your garden. Most things can be...

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Are Your expectations realistic of Mother nature?

I wonder how many people have unrealistic expectations of Mother Nature? I ask this because I was talking to a gardener the other day who was complaining that none of the orchid fertilisers worked. So, I asked her which fertilisers she had tried and what had been the...

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Can you compost dog poop?

Can you compost dog poop?

Can you compost dog poop? Conventional wisdom says that you should not compost dog poop as the poop can contain pathogens that can get into the soil. And I certainly would not want to add dog poop to my compost bin, mainly because of the smell and the possibility of...

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Signs you over-fertilised your water plants!

Signs you over-fertilised your water plants!

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...

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