Soil… most people just think of it as dirt, something to grow a few plants in, and maybe something to play in when you are young. However, (healthy) soil is a living, breathing organism, vital for the health and well-being
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Planting Guide – the ‘how’ and ‘when’
When it comes to planting good timing helps, but life goes on if you miss it. There are quite a few good horticultural reasons for planting trees, shrubs and perennials in autumn or winter; however life has a habit of
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Pests, Problems and Diseases
Our gardens are all highly complex and interactive ecosystems, the actions we take have both short and long term effects. In the factsheets below we cover a wide variety of pest and problem management methods which you can use in
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There is nothing like the taste and satisfaction of growing your own vegies. Not only are there the health benefits of growing your own produce for your family, you are also helping the planet by reducing your food miles. Kids
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What is it and why do it? Crop rotation is the seasonal rotation of vegetable crops from bed to bed. There are many variants of crop rotation but they all more or less achieve the same thing. The main reasons
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There is nothing like the taste and satisfaction of growing your own fresh herbs, fruit and vegies. Not only are there the health benefits of growing your own for you and your family, you are also helping the planet by
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Herbicides, Insecticides & Fungicides… The safer alternatives There is a rapidly increasing need to change what we spray and sprinkle around the garden to keep it disease and insect free. It has been evident from the first usage of chemically
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