Don's tip:
it's possible to recycle all sorts of organic matter (that's anything that was once alive) in your garden. Add leaves, lawn clippings, kitchen scraps and even torn newspaper to the compost heap. Large items such as prunings and tree branches can ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Compost garden
Rebecca meets a compost 'guru' to talk about the ins and outs of compost gardening. Composting is a great way to reduce and recycle kitchen and garden waste. Composting will transform discarded peels and unwanted prunings into valuable garden ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
How to Make First Class Compost
Do you want to know the top secret for being a master gardener? Well it all comes down to compost and the more you've got the better the gardener you'll be. So how does it work? For starters it improves the health of your soil and a healthy soil ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Compost for Soils
Are you looking for improved efficiency of your crop production? Compost can help you. A range of information sheets, calculators, contacts and resources are available on using compost in vineyards, orchards, vegetable production and ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Keeping Laying Chooks
A lemon tree, a barbecue, and a couple of chooks scratching about is what makes an Australian backyard feel like home. Chooks make wonderful pets and contribute to the household. They reduce compost, are keen gardeners (in both consuming pests ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Aerobin
Trevor drops some valuable hints for the preferred components to make the best compost using fifty percent organic material and fifty percent dry, wet mix waste. It uses a patented lung ® or aeration core inside a sealed bin to promote aerobic ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Compost Bags for Portable Worm Farms
Neville found a great little invention at Jenny Holder's very special Quandong Garden in Western Australia. Called a castings pouch the great little invention help plants growth by placing a worm farm right next to the root zone. Compost with ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Sita SAWT Facilities
When waste is dumped to landfill, it breaks down and produces Methane gas, which is one of the worst greenhouse gases. Trevor pays a visit to a SITA Advanced Waste Treatment Facility to see how this waste can be turned into compost. New waste and ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
What to do this week in your garden - Aerobin
Did you know that 50% of the waste we produce is organic?? Starting a compost bin is a great way to reduce landfill and global warming. Neville also shows you a simple way to fertilise your plants. A technological breakthrough in home and garden ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
What to do - Grow your own fruit
Gloves on because spring is a great time for planting. The striking pink Magnolia called 'Ricki' has beautiful tulip shaped blooms. Magnolias love deep, fertile, well-drained soil, so dig plenty of compost and well-rotted organic matter, even ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Worm Compost Makes Transition Into Mainstream Farming
Where once organic farmers rushed to fertilise their paddocks and orchards with worm castings, now it is conventional growers, says Greg Walker, one of four partners in the business Worm TechNZ Ltd. TAURANGA 11/12/2001 - Where once organic ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Compost
There's one thing every garden needs and that's plenty of compost. It's an amazing soil conditioner, helping the ground hold valuable moisture and nutrient and giving your plants a super boost. The best part is you can make it yourself. Turning ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
