QFF success at the community garden!

QFF success at the community garden!

QFF success at the community garden! Sustainable Macleod has succeeded in having a summer season with NO infection of fruit and vegetables at the community garden! We are proud of this achievement and inspired to spread the word about how we did this throughout the...
Comfrey

Comfrey

Comfrey Comfrey In the 1970s, comfrey (Symphytum Officinale) was the ‘in’ herb. Countless articles, papers and books were written on the subject, trials held and societies formed to promote it. Sadly, it is rather obscure these days partly because in spite...
10 tips for winter vegetable planting in Melbourne

10 tips for winter vegetable planting in Melbourne

10 tips for winter vegetable planting in Melbourne Brassicas – cauliflower, cabbage, cabbage, kale 1. Before planting out, dip seedlings in Dipel, an organic bacterium that takes care of green caterpillars, the eggs of which may already be on the underside of...
Plant garlic in April in Melbourne

Plant garlic in April in Melbourne

Plant garlic in April in Melbourne April and May are the months to plant garlic in Melbourne; the weather is cooling, there’s rain and our beds are prepared. See March hint for bed preparation . If you have saved or bought Australian garlic that is rust free,...