24 January 2024 | Gardening tips
The joy of thornless berries Do you love berries but groan at the price, despair at how quickly they can become mouldy and dislike being pricked as you harvest them? The answer may be to grow a thornless variety – you’ll have an abundance of berries at no...
27 November 2023 | Gardening tips
Beat the heat wave with quick, easy and temporary shade structures When the temperature soars, it’s time to shade our fruit and vegies, but how? We can build permanent structures that come at a hefty price and will be permanent, but that may not suit our garden...
27 November 2023 | Gardening tips
Worried about your plants over summer? Here’s what to do! Are you planning on being away for a few days during the hotter weather, and are worried about whether your vegies will survive and be productive? There are things you can do such as using a timer with...
28 October 2023 | Gardening tips, Root Vegetables
Hilling all root vegetables ‘Hilling’ or ‘hilling up’ of potatoes is a well-known technique for producing more tubers and preventing ‘greening’, which is toxic to potatoes. Less well-known is that hilling up all root vegetables will...
28 October 2023 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips
Transplanting advanced trees About 12 months ago, Bulleen Art and Garden (BAAG) donated 3 advanced fruit trees to the Sustainable Macleod Community Garden. They were growing along the BAAG driveway that led to the landscaping yard and had to be removed to make way for...
24 September 2023 | Gardening tips
10 hints for a great summer vegie garden 10 hints for a great summer vegie garden Install dripline. El Nino has been declared, signalling a very dry summer ahead. The key to good vegies is consistent water which dripline will provide especially if set on a timer....
