27 February 2022 | Gardening tips, Nightshades, Planting guides
More tips for growing spectacular eggplants Use net bags Plant in a row in full sun Keep very well watered Have you ever cut open a beautiful looking eggplant only to find a winding, black track through it? This is a poo trail from an eggfruit caterpillar. It is rare...
26 January 2022 | Cucurbits, Gardening tips
Can I save zucchini seed? Top tips for saving zucchini seeds allow fruit to fully mature on the vine until skin is hard cover male and female flowers with mesh bags and hand pollinate ferment the seed The short answer to whether you can save zucchini seed is...
25 January 2022 | Avocado, Gardening tips
What you need to know to grow an avocado Top tips on growing avocados create excellent drainage stake your tree protect from wind and frost prepare your hole and add nutrients several months before planting Planting an avocado tree is quite straightforward as long as...
23 January 2022 | Avocado, Gardening tips
The case for growing your own avocados Have you ever considered that when you buy an avocado you could be supporting a Mexican criminal cartel or supporting water rights in Chile that are resulting in thousands of small farmers being effectively deprived of their...
5 January 2022 | News, QLD Fruit Fly
FREE mesh bags to prevent Queensland Fruit Fly attacking your fruit! Mesh bags with a fine weave are an excellent tool to combat Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF). The bags, which have a drawstring, can be slipped easily over bunches of fruit and secured around the branch....
5 January 2022 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips |
Summer pruning of fruit trees Why prune in summer? The simple answer is to reduce the height of out-of-control trees or to make netting and harvesting easier and safer. The more complex answer is to do with when trees are most likely to replace all the wood taken off....
