8 November 2020 | Gardening tips
Plant identity alert – Calamint Identity alert! Calamint is being mistaken for oregano once again. Some years ago it was given away at the vegie swap incorrectly identified. The plant in the first photo is calamint; the second is oregano. Note the rounded tips...
8 November 2020 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips, News, QLD Fruit Fly
Sustainable Macleod blitzing fruit fly! Sustainable Macleod has made a bulk buy of Fruit Fly Eco-lures; these are sure to make a tremendous impact on the Queensland Fruit Fly which arrived in Macleod from the Yarra Valley last summer. Orders for 105 lures have been...
8 November 2020 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips
Pruning: Thinning vs heading cuts Heading cuts on a loquat tree Thinning cuts and heading cuts When pruning fruit trees there are two types of cuts and they produce vastly different results. There are thinning cuts which are the preferred cuts and heading cuts which...
4 November 2020 | Gardening tips
Broadbean Nitrogen Nodules: Costa replies to Kobie Our member, Kobie Swart asked a question about nodules on the roots of her broadbeans on our Facebook page and received a detailed reply from Costa. (We are chuffed that Costa follows our page). Here’s...
28 October 2020 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips
Woolly aphid on apple trees The photo shows woolly aphids on old wounds on an apple tree. What is Woolly Aphid? Woolly aphid generally appears late summer/early autumn. It looks a bit like white fairy floss. This three-dimensional presentation is one of the things...
28 October 2020 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips, QLD Fruit Fly
Fight Queensland Fruit Fly this season! Top tips for controlling Queensland Fruit Fly Use dual methods: pheromone traps and netting together are best. Pheromone traps – available from nurseries and Bunnings for about $20. Only one needed per backyard (covers 400...
