October – roses, vegetables, wildflowers
GARDEN TIPS: October. What to plant at this time of year.
Weekly working bees
GARDEN TIPS: November – good to get a little done each week.
August – action time
GARDEN TIPS: August – a rundown of the most important tasks.
Music for plants
GARDEN TIPS: Just as birds sing and the wind makes its own kind of music, humans enjoy making music – plants enjoy it, too.
Transplant a mature tree
GARDEN TIPS: How to transplant a mature tree.
Bugs!
GARDEN TIPS: After all this rain, you might notice you have more bugs in your garden. Mosquitoes and other pests thrive in the water – they breed and increase in number.
The value of worms
GARDEN TIPS: You can’t underestimate the value of worms. They make the best fertiliser, and keep the soil healthy.
Horticulture by correspondence
GARDEN TIPS: I’ll be fairly busy this year, studying horticulture by correspondence. The course is run by OTEN (The Open Training and Education Network) through the TAFE system.
All the money in gardening
GARDEN TIPS: All the money in gardening is in propagation, nurseries and landscaping.
Caring for citrus
GARDEN TIPS: Organic treatments are best when managing pests such as fruit fly.
