1 June 2023 | Gardening tips, June, Monthly Guides
What to plant in June in Melbourne Late in June begin planting seeds in punnets for early spring planting in late August/September. Succession plant some winter seedlings so that they will be available when your first crop finishes and carry you through to the time...
1 June 2023 | Gardening tips, June, Monthly Guides
Urgent jobs in the garden for June Make compost. Collect autumn leaves to make leaf litter or to add to compost. Mow the leaves before using. Add sparingly to compost as too much in a layer causes matting. Mix leaves well with other ingredients to prevent this. Net...
25 April 2023 | Gardening tips
Compost activators, accelerators, starters, boosters, inoculators – do you need to pay for them? First, let’s define what terms like activators and accelerators mean. This is not easy because most people, including commercial manufacturers of such...
25 April 2023 | Brassicas, Gardening tips
Silverbeet, spinach, Swiss chard, rainbow chard… what is the difference? Top planting tips: prepare soil to a fine tilth soak silverbeet/chard seed but not spinach seed add compost or well-rotted manure keep well watered Silverbeet, spinach, Swiss chard and rainbow...
2 April 2023 | QLD Fruit Fly
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...
2 April 2023 | Gardening tips
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...
