I am so excited to be welcoming frogs back into my frog friendly garden! During the last lot of rain I heard the calls of three different stripey marsh frogs around my garden!I also heard the deep calls of a green tree frog! This is so exciting because it has been a...
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...
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...
Native frogs play an important role in our suburban gardens. They eat lots of mosquito larvae, caterpillars, ants and other pests that attack your edible fruits and vegetables. Sadly, native frog numbers are in decline due to declining habitat and our use of poisons...
Planting the Veggie Garden I was down at my local Big Green shed this morning and arrived at just the right time for replanting the veggie garden and growing your own veggies. The garden team were going through all the plants deciding which ones were to be reduced and...
