Temperature and House Plants -
A chief consideration is the temperature of the room in which the plants are to live. If the night temperature falls to between degrees and 10ÃÆâ...
Noxious Weeds of Australia -
SIAM WEED - (Chromolaena odorata) Considered to be one of the world's worst weeds. This weed, first found in Australia in 1994, has the potential to c...
Shredders -
Shredders are a very useful aid to producing good quality and large quantities of compost by shredding your garden waste. They help to provide texture...
Hoodia Gordonii -
Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent from from South Africa that has taken the health world by storm. Hoodia Gordonii looks like a cactus although it is rea...
Lawn Plugs - Plugging -
Plugs are pieces of sod, one and a half or two inches or so in diameter, of creeping grasses. When planted, they quickly grow together and cover the g...
Caring for Newly Sown Lawn -
Don't make the mistake of sprinkling it daily; but if the upper inch or so of soil becomes obviously dry, then water it freely with a fine sprinkler a...
Pruning Established Roses -
Remove any diseased or dead wood. Old wood left for several years tends to become infected with diseases and insect pests. The bark of winter-damaged ...
Argentine Ants -
Argentine ants (Iridmnyrmex hum ilis) are the, world's worst ant pest, being more persistent than any other species. They are practically omnivorous i...
Cleaning House Plants -
Many house plants belong in the tropics. They tend to lose condition in areas with cool winters and are even more unhappy with the changes of temperat...
