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...
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...
Hello, I am Nutgrass Botanical Name Cyperus rotundus DESCRIBE YOURSELF I am called Nutgrass as I am tall grass-like plant with a deep-rooted nut. However, I am not actually a grass but a sedge. I have triangular leaves instead of flat blades like grasses do. As a...
Cuttings are a great way to multiply your plants for free. That rosemary plant that you love. Or the gardenia that gives such beautiful flowers. Or that Camellia bush with the red and white striped flowers that your friend has and that you covet! All these plants can...
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...
