…are eaten fresh, cooked, or most commonly dried, when they look and taste very much like a raisin. Commonly describes as having a pear flavour with cinnamon and clove overtones. An extract of the seeds…
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Black Aphid
…ystemic insecticides have been recommended for treating this type of infection. However, recent scientific research has started to question the impacts of such chemicals including potential links betwe…
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The Living Components of your Soil
…shly turned healthy soil. They decompose a wide array of material but are especially important in degrading the hard to decompose organic matter to forms other soil micro-organisms can use. They are mo…
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…few small fruit) Fruit trees are commonly pruned as a central leader or vase shape. The central leader: form is commonly used on apples and pears, though these can also be pruned as a vase shape. The v…
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…are better fresh and can be used immediately in the kitchen. And don’t forget the kitchen sink! Fresh sprouts are one of the easiest and fastest ways of growing food inside. Alfalfa, mustard, snow peas…
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…our local insect numbers. The Eltham Copper Butterfly is a good example, its life cycle is closely tied to an ant species and a plant species (Sweet Bursaria). Loss of habitat led to its near extinctio…
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…imber Over arches, pillars Rosa ‘Freesia’ Yellow Floribunda Bush Rose Rosa ‘Charles de Gaulle’ Mauve Hybrid Tea Bush Rose Rosa ‘Fiona’s Wish’ Pink Hybrid Tea Bush Rose Rosa ‘Abraham Darby’ Apricot Davi…
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…ll gardens or as tub specimens. Chamomile – Lawn Flowering (Roman) (LT) Chamaemelum nobile Mat-forming, evergreen perennial with ferny, apple-scented foliage. White and gold flowers on tall stems in su…
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…planted in full sun, the plant becomes a dense spreading shrub, while in shady areas it will be a fairly open ground cover. It is a good choice for sandy coastal situations although it must be protecte…
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Backyard Chooks
…the chooks. They make wonderful composters I still use a compost heap but it doesn’t get fed nearly as much as the chooks. Fruit and vege peelings and weeds get thrown into their run. If they don’t li…
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…g Fig, indefinite (Pic at top of page and below) – Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Boston Ivy, indefinite – Parthenocissus quinqefolia, Virginia Creeper, indefinite – Hydrangea petiolaris, Climbing Hydran…
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…. The bagged fruit can then double bagged and discarded in your rubbish bin. DO NOT PUT IT IN YOUR GREEN BIN OR COMPOST. Most of the information on this page has been sourced from Agriculture Victoria….
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…ia mearnsii Cassia bicapsularis Chamaecytisus palmensis Tree Lucerne Ozothamnus ferrugineus Westringia fruticosa Cotoneasters (other than C. dammeri) Cotoneaster Spyridium parvifolium NSW Christmas bus…
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