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....
5 January 2022 | Fruit trees, QLD Fruit Fly
Remove unwanted fruit trees to help eliminate Queensland Fruit Fly Removing unwanted fruit trees is of huge importance in combating Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF). In some states, this has been ordered by councils (including in Cobram, Victoria) and has had a positive...
26 November 2021 | Gardening tips
The art of watering Imagine for a moment that you are parched with thirst. Would a teaspoon of water quench that thirst? Or a tablespoon? Or would you need at least a full glass? Chances are that it will be the latter and yet often we do not apply the same principle...
22 November 2021 | Cucurbits, Gardening tips |
Growing cucurbits – cucumber, zucchini and pumpkin Position Plant in September in punnets, or from October to December outside. Choose a site with full sun and shelter from wind. Soil Preparation Plant cucurbits as seed or seedlings on mounds of compost with a...
9 October 2021 | Gardening tips, Nightshades, Planting guides, Tomatoes, Videos
Growing great tomatoes How to plant tomatoes In this short video Robin Gale-Baker explains how to plant your tomatoes to ensure success! Top hints for growing tomatoes Plant tomatoes deeply – at least half way up their stems. (You can leave the lower leaves on...
