27 November 2023 | Gardening tips
Worried about your plants over summer? Here’s what to do! Are you planning on being away for a few days during the hotter weather, and are worried about whether your vegies will survive and be productive? There are things you can do such as using a timer with...
28 October 2023 | Gardening tips, Root Vegetables
Hilling all root vegetables ‘Hilling’ or ‘hilling up’ of potatoes is a well-known technique for producing more tubers and preventing ‘greening’, which is toxic to potatoes. Less well-known is that hilling up all root vegetables will...
28 October 2023 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips
Transplanting advanced trees About 12 months ago, Bulleen Art and Garden (BAAG) donated 3 advanced fruit trees to the Sustainable Macleod Community Garden. They were growing along the BAAG driveway that led to the landscaping yard and had to be removed to make way for...
24 September 2023 | Gardening tips
10 hints for a great summer vegie garden 10 hints for a great summer vegie garden Install dripline. El Nino has been declared, signalling a very dry summer ahead. The key to good vegies is consistent water which dripline will provide especially if set on a timer....
24 September 2023 | News, QLD Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Fly – Bulk buy of Cera Traps? Would you be interested in a Cera Trap bulk buy where you can purchase only as many traps and as much liquid as you need? Cera Trap is very effective in controlling Queensland Fruit Fly. It is a protein liquid that...
24 September 2023 | Gardening tips
Tips on growing ginger and turmeric On my recent travels I was lucky enough to meet a man who grows ginger and turmeric in Queensland and he gave me some great tips. As well as confirming what I had written in a previous article in 2020 based on my own experience, I...
