How To Grow Beans -
Beans require a medium soil. They like a good dressing of well-rotted manure (or compost and a complete market garden manure); but they intensely disl...
Types of Mulch -
There are many types of mulch you can use on your garden - many of which can be sourced from your own home....
Prinicples of a Japanese Garden -
A whole philosophy is involved in the planning of Japanese gardens. They are intended for contemplation and meditation, as places where you may quietl...
The Woolly Aphid -
The woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) is a serious pest of apple trees throughout the State, and infests both the tops and the roots of the trees. The...
How to Use a Dibble -
Push the dibble down into the prepared soil. If the point of the dibble is sharp and the wood is smooth it will make a cylindrical hole. Make a hole l...
Plant Bacterial Diseases -
Bacteria which attack plants are much smaller than parasitic fungi but infect in a similar manner by living in, and killing, the tissues. Some species...
Creating A Vegetable Garden -
The properties of the soil are most important when growing vegetables. Most vegetable crops must have a constant and uniform supply of water in the so...
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 Transplant Australian Native Seedlings -
The seed of eucalypts and many other species contain two tiny leaves (cotyledons) which emerge when the seed sprouts. As the plant grows in size, the ...
