27 February 2022 | Gardening tips, Nightshades, Planting guides
More tips for growing spectacular eggplants Use net bags Plant in a row in full sun Keep very well watered Have you ever cut open a beautiful looking eggplant only to find a winding, black track through it? This is a poo trail from an eggfruit caterpillar. It is rare...
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...
15 September 2021 | Gardening tips, Planting guides
The passionate vine! Top tips for growing passionfruit Top tips for growing passionfruit: plant new vines in spring build a strong trellis before planting plant bee-attracting flowers as an understory maintain yearly. Passionfruit vines are South American in origin...
14 August 2021 | Gardening tips, Planting guides, Videos
Successful seeds This is a recording of the successful seeds workshop, presented by Robin Gale-Baker and hosted by Sustainable Macleod. Learn how to successfully select, store and grow edibles from seed. Robin is a founding member of Sustainable Macleod and a former...
11 July 2021 | Gardening tips, Planting guides
Why used coffee grounds might harm your plantsJul 11, 2021 | Gardening tips, Planting guides | 0 comments Why sprinkling used coffee grounds on your plants might be harming them – ABC Everyday This is a must read article and I am very glad to have read it. Last...
13 June 2021 | Gardening tips, Planting guides |
Crowns – rhubarb, strawberry, asparagus and horseradish Some fruit and vegetables are grown from crowns and these require careful planting. A crown is defined as a part of a plant where stem and roots meet. Examples are rhubarb, strawberries, asparagus and...