13 March 2021 | Gardening tips
Should I use a wound paint on pruning cuts? Should I use a wound paint on pruning cuts? The short answer is ‘No’! 15 years ago the answer may have been yes but there has been much research in this period of time which has definitively concluded that it is...
15 February 2021 | Gardening tips
It’s time to begin saving dry seed! What is dry seed? Dry seed is seed that forms on a stalk or in a pod as opposed to wet seed which forms inside a fruit such as a tomato or pumpkin or zucchini. It may be podless such as coriander or dill or lettuce or in a pod...
11 February 2021 | Gardening tips, Nightshades, Planting guides, Tomatoes
Fermenting tomato seed to remove disease The easy way to save tomato seed is to squeeze it onto paper towel and dry it. However any diseases – viruses and pathogens – will be retained in seed dried this way. At Sustainable Macleod, we share seed with the...
10 January 2021 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips |
Defeating pear and cherry slug A close inspection of pear and cherry trees at this time of year, is likely to reveal small, black slimy slugs on almost every leaf. The pear and cherry slug munches its way through the green chlorophyll of the leaves, leaving behind a...
10 January 2021 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips, QLD Fruit Fly
Microwave your Queensland Fruit Fly infected fruit At the Sustainable Macleod Community Garden we have been experimenting with destroying fruit fly by microwaving bowls of infected fruit for 10 minutes on high. Soft patches or sting marks on the skin indicate the...
10 January 2021 | Gardening tips, Nightshades, Tomatoes |
Why are my tomatoes still green? There’s been a fair bit of consternation this tomato season about when, or if, tomatoes are going to ripen. The good news is that they probably will but there are some things to take into account and some not to do. Like all...
