30 April 2024 | Climate change, Gardening tips
Lose the lawn – ditch mowing forever How natural is your nature strip? What role does your lawn play in reducing carbon in the atmosphere – the CO2 that wreaks havoc with the climate? Lawns and tidy nature strips can look attractive and appear part of the...
28 April 2024 | Gardening tips, May, Monthly Guides |
What to plant in May in Melbourne May is an ideal month for planting winter vegies in well prepared beds. Continue to water well through any dry spells and install dripline for brassica family vegies and garlic. Plant seeds in punnets broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower,...
27 April 2024 | Gardening tips, Garlic, May, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables
May Garlic Hint If you haven’t already planted your garlic, do so immediately. You will only get small bulbs, if you plant later. Garlic must have time to develop roots and shoots before the shortest day of the year on 21 June. This is a 4 -6 week process. After...
26 March 2024 | Gardening tips
Wetting agents for soil: yes or no? Have you ever tried to wash greasy dishes in hot water without detergent? Nothing much happens until you add a few drops of detergent to the water – then hey presto, clean, sparkling dishes emerge. What causes this is the...
25 March 2024 | April, Gardening tips, Garlic, Root Vegetables
Plant garlic in April in Melbourne April and May are the months to plant garlic in Melbourne; the weather is cooling, there’s rain and our beds are prepared. See March hint for bed preparation . If you have saved or bought Australian garlic that is rust free,...
25 March 2024 | April, Gardening tips, Monthly Guides
Urgent jobs in the garden for April Save last seeds from the garden. Microwave, freeze, solarise or drown any fallen fruit or fruit infested with Queensland Fruit Fly or codling moth including quince, apples, citrus, guava, feijoa, berries and any other fruit growing...
