Weekend In The Garden – Ground Preparation
Spring has sprung in Australia and the ground temperature is slowly warming up. Last weekend and This past weekend I spent my free time preparing the well wintered vegetable garden block for planting. The first true Spring days seem to present themselves around the beginning of October providing the perfect conditions to prepare the garden bed for planting…
October 12, 2010
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Liquid Foliar Sprays and Fertilisers
Foliar sprays are a great way of giving your vegetable plants an immediate boost while at the same time providing an ongoing supply of nutrients to the overall plant. There are several foliar sprays commercially available and heaps you can make yourself at home. Some foliar sprays are obvious and easy to make others sound a bit strange and are perhaps less common…
October 11, 2010
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Chicken Tractors
Chicken Tractors are one of the best ways to maintain a chemical free vegetable garden. Chickens love to scratch around in the soil while doing so consuming weeds, weed seeds and other rubbish while leaving their manure on the ground ready to fertilise the next crop. Chicken Tractors are designed to pull around easily so the chickens can concentrate their cleaning efforts on a specific bed or section of a garden…
October 11, 2010
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Annual Colour In The Poorest of Soils
Annuals are usually heavy eaters and consume a lot of nutrient from the soil in their short growth cycle. Much of this nutrient is returned to the soil when the plant dies and decays. Additional Organic nutrients are available in the form of compost, Sheep, Horse and Bovine manure, Liquid Seaweed solutions amongst others. There are some annuals that survive better in poorer unfed soils.
October 4, 2010
Tags: californian poppy, organic, Organic Gardening, plants suitable for poor soil, poor quality soil, poor soil, quaking grass Posted in: Annual and Perennial Flowers No Comments
Colourful Annuals Suitable For Pots
Many people like growing annual plants in pots to prevent them from free seeding. Another benefit is the ability to change pots around to alter the colour arrangement. For others, Annual plants are not the first preference for growing in pots due to their short lived lifespan – the preference here is for perennials or small shrubs that need re-potting every 2 years or so. Either way, there are benefits to growing annuals in pots and many plants are ideally suited to this environment.
October 4, 2010
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Annual Flowers Suitable For Cut Flower Displays
There are many annual flowering plants suitable for cut flower displays. Flowers should have an extended life after cutting and no or low pollen. Flowers with low moisture content are also a good choice.
October 4, 2010
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Annual Colour for Bare Spots
All gardens have areas that are often bare after planting out. On some occasions these bare spots are deliberate, on other occasions just a case of poor growth. Plants suitable for gap filling will be free seeding and (or) have a dense growing habit.
October 4, 2010
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Organic In The Garden – Building A Soil For Sustainable Future Crops
Organic Gardening and farming builds on the asset the soil naturally gives us as a growing medium by supporting soil organisms and bacteria which naturally provide the nutrients and sustainable growth benefits plants need for natural growth…
July 12, 2010
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Organic Ingredients – 5 ways to use Rabbit Manure in the garden
Rabbit manure or rabbit poo is one of the highest sources of nitrogen and phosphorous compared to other farmyard animal manures. It is also on par with other manure for its potassium content. Rabbit manure is an ideal product for the organic gardener…
May 28, 2010
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The Importance of Green Manures
Green manures have many benefits to the organic home gardener. These include nitrogen fixing, soil structure building and covering patches during winter.
April 25, 2010
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