The Potato Moth -
The potato moth (Gnorimoschema operculella) is present in every potato-growing district in New South Wales and the caterpillars may cause considerable...
How to Lay Floor Tiles -
Check the surface is level and clean. Once you have chosen your tiling pattern, mark out your centre and dry lay' your tiles to ensure the result is ...
Growing Avocados from Stones -
An Avocado stone needs to be started off in the dark. It can be grown in compost, but it is easier and more interesting to put it first (small end up)...
Growing Beans -
Beans are one of the most satisfying vegetables to grow. They require so little attention, usually crop within eight weeks from sowing, and fresh Bean...
Hydroponic Systems - Continuous Flow -
Most commercial hydroponic systems use a method of directing a continuous flow of nutrient solution over the roots of the plants. One type of continuo...
Growing Parsley -
Anyone who has tried growing parlsey from seed knows that parsley seeds are quite slow to germinate. Sometimes it can be 3 or weeks before the parsley...
How To Sow Australian Native Seeds -
Sprinkle the seeds evenly over the surface, but avoid sowing them too densely as this may produce weak spindly seedlings and also encourage fungal dis...
Bronze Orange Bugs -
Bronze orange bugs (Alusgraveia sulciveniris), pests of coastal citrus trees, feed by puncturing the tissues and extracting the sap, causing the young...
San Jose Scale -
The San Jose scale (Quadraspidioius perniciosus) is an injurious pest of deciduous fruit trees throughout the world, and is present to a varying degr...
