Adding Organic Matter to Soil
The worst problem facing gardeners in Australia today is that when soils dry out, they can become water repellent, or hydrophobic. When this happens, water just runs off instead of soaking into the soil. Don showed an example of a water repellent ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Print fact sheet - Recycling
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 |
Casimiroas (White Sapote)
The casimiroa (Casimiroa edulis) appears to grow best on well drained light soils supplemented with large amounts of organic matter. A good, consistent supply of water is important. In the absence of other information, a citrus fertiliser ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Biodiversity in Soil and Leaf Litter
ARTHROPODS - joint-legged animals, such as slaters, insects and spiders. The most important soil arthropods that decompose organic matter are springtails and mites. While numerous, they are less obvious because they are small. Their food ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
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 |
Kim's Vegetable Garden
This week Kim took an under performing couch lawn, sprayed it out, added plenty of organic matter, turned it all in creating a fantastic area ready for planting veggies. A little order in the garden makes areas easier to maintain, so adding ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Wormswork Technologies
One of the signs of a healthy garden is lots and lots of earthworms. They loosen the ground, allowing air and water to really penetrate. Worms feed on organic matter and importantly produce nutrient rich castings that are like gold to any garden. ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Featured Product - Aerobin
PH: 1800 615 445 (free call in Australia) PH: 61 3 9807 0056 (international callers) It uses a patented lung ® or aeration core inside a sealed bin to promote aerobic break down of organic matter, which experts say is the preferable method to ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Worm Castings
The ancient Greek Philosopher, Aristotle called worms the "intestines of the earth". They devour half their body weight in organic matter each day producing great amounts of wonderful worm poo. It's this poo or 'castings' that's like gold for [... more]
Garden Gurus |
