24 September 2023 | Gardening tips
Tips on growing ginger and turmeric On my recent travels I was lucky enough to meet a man who grows ginger and turmeric in Queensland and he gave me some great tips. As well as confirming what I had written in a previous article in 2020 based on my own experience, I...
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...
