Moving Your Roses -
Roses may be successfully moved at most times of the year, even in full flower and when the soil is dry, provided precautions are taken. Remove all bu...
Bonsai Care -
Throughout its life, a bonsai needs special attention - at times daily care - and it cannot be overlooked if the tree is to remain healthy and grow st...
Lawn Mower Blades -
Regular sharpening of your lawn mower blades will give you a consistently better cut. Why? Because dull mower blades tend to the rip grass blades inst...
Sowing Seeds in Pots -
Seed can be sown in boxes, pots, seed-pans or flats (shallow boxes or trays). Sheets of glass and pieces of paper (newspaper will do, but thick brown ...
Furniture Beetle -
The furniture beetle (Anohium punctatum) infests pine timbers, and shelving, flooring and furniture may he attacked. Willow. maple, beech and certain ...
Choosing House Plants -
When choosing house plants, consider first their shape, habit, texture and colouring for the place they will occupy and in relation to each other. For...
Gardens and Garden Design -
The choice of suitable trees and shrubs is governed not only by the soil, climate, and aspect of the area, but by many other factors. Trees and shrubs...
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...
Making acid soil alkaline -
If your soil is sandy, distribute kg sulphur over 9 square metres and turn it in. On heavy soils use 1 kg sulphur. Then mix 225 grams manganese sulpha...
