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In the subtropics where we live, most of our rainfall occurs during the warmer humid months. Those warm to hot days with rain and high humidity can create havoc with [...]
In the subtropics where we live, most of our rainfall occurs during the warmer humid months. Those warm to hot days with rain and high humidity can create havoc with [...]
Start preparing now for the best harvest ever. Mangoes are a wonderful fruiting tree for the home garden – A dwarf tree will give you plenty of fresh mangoes through [...]
I used to work in a large nursery. I know how hot those places can get and how stressful it can be for both people and plants, being exposed to [...]
Practicing crop rotation in your garden Crop rotation is where crops such as zucchini pictured, are grown in different areas over a 12 month period or even longer. It has [...]
Hi garden and food lovers! The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a very dry spring and summer 2019 here in the subtropics. Sorry everyone! That means it’s up to you [...]
Growing and gardening in winter is such a delight in the subtropics. Its cooler and much more pleasant to be out in the garden. Here are some of my favourites [...]
Can ladybirds be pests? Those cute little ladybird beetles and their spiky larvae, are in almost all cases, great to have as predators in the garden. They ladybird subspecies consists [...]
There are times when you should with hold mulching. But...do you find you are always watering your vegie patch or garden beds because the soil dries and goes crisp? Do [...]
Powdery Mildew is so common in our summer gardens. It’s a real pest for gardeners, appearing as fine dustings of ‘powderiness’ on the surface of leaves on plants that look [...]
Problems with setting fruit. Fruit that fails to mature, that drops off when very young or that just fails to eventuate could be from too few pollinators in your garden. [...]