Fixing shallow hard loamy clay soil -
1 Add soil to the surface to increase the depth.
2 Double-dig the whole area. To do this, open up a 60 cm wide trench at one end of the area and re...
Indoor Garden Planters -
Planters can be of any dimensions and shapes appropriate to their locations. Some enthusiasts have floor level, bed-type planters large enough to incl...
Summer Bulbs -
Some well-known bulbs for summer include a few varieties of Gladioli, tuberous Begonia and Montbretia. If you want to try something less familiar, loo...
Planting a Rose Garden -
Planting a Rose Garden involves the following: (a) Design; (b) Choice of varieties; (c) Preparation of the soil and planting. Design will depend very ...
How to grow Tomatoes -
Tomatoes are perhaps one of the easiest vegetables to grow. At our home, we have them growing almost wild - if left to rot on the plant, the seeds wi...
The Blackheaded Pasture Cockchafer -
The pasture cockchafer (Aphodius tasmaniae) is a pest of improved pastures, lawns, golf fairways and parks, mainly in certain areas of the highland di...
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...
Watering Roses -
Bush roses such as hybrid teas and floribundas are winter hardy in all but the coldest climates; in these areas it is advisable to bank the plants up ...
Repairing and Old Rose Bed -
If a gap is to be filled, first remove the soil for each new bush to at least 12 in. deep and 18 in. across and exchange it for soil from another part...
