20 August 2023 | Gardening tips
Buy eggplant, chilli and capsicum seedlings Eggplant, chilli and capsicum need a high soil temperature to germinate. They will not germinate in low temperatures. As it will be late in the season in the Melbourne climate before soil temperatures achieve sufficient...
20 August 2023 | Gardening tips
Testing your seed for viability It can be disappointing to sow seed and none of it comes up. There’s an easy way to check whether your seed is viable and how viable it is. Now is the time to test any seed you might want to sow this spring. Seeds have varied...
29 July 2023 | Australian Natives, Biodiversity
Tasty bushtucker treats around our streets Walking around my Macleod neighbourhood the other day, I came across a street tree absolutely covered in fruit. While there are definitely lots of olive trees on our streets, that’s not the tree I’m talking about. I’m talking...
29 July 2023 | QLD Fruit Fly
Begin your Queensland Fruit Fly Prevention strategy NOW! Now is the time to begin your campaign against Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF). Don’t delay! This pest is already the scourge of fruit and vegetable growers throughout the northern suburbs, but without doubt...
7 July 2023 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips
Start now to prevent brown rot of stone fruit in Spring! Start now to prevent brown rot of stone fruit in Spring! Top tips: Remove all fruit including mummified fruit Clean out crotches Remove all vegetative material beneath trees Spray up to 4 times before buds open...
6 July 2023 | Gardening tips, Garlic, July, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables
July garlic hint July is an easy month! All you need to do is keep your garlic weed free, netted to prevent cockatoo strike and watered if there is insufficient rain. If you did not enrich your soil prior to planting, give each row a side dressing of blood and bone...
