There are quite a few benefits that plants receive with a good dose of rain, that they don’t get from water supplied via a tap. Firstly, as rain drops fall, they absorb nitrates from the sky. Nitrates are the most bioavailable form of nitrogen and are essential for plant growth. Most of this nitrogen […]
The annual Knox Festival was held at Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully. It is always well attended and this year was no exception. It was a very successful event, with nearly $750 raised from our efforts. Thanks to everyone who visited our stall and bought seedlings and produce, or even just dropped in to
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If you like watching the Cook and the Chef and cant find the recipes then here is the link https://web.archive.org/web/20170731162548/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef/recipes/
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Eco-Enzyme how to Make Below are simple instructions to make your own enzyme detergent. Although you can use any type of organic waste, I would recommend using fruit skins and/or vegetable wastes. Ingredients: 10 liters – tap water 1kg – brown sugar 3kg – fruit skins (e.g. orange, lemon, papaya, apple, watermelon, etc) and/or vegetable
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WHY USE 30 x 30 cm GARDENING? Benefits of gardening this way? Achieve maximum productivity out of a small garden plot You can grow a lot more in a much smaller space. Instead of sowing seeds thickly though out a row, you only need 2-3 seeds per square to grow one plant that doesn’t need
Coffee is The next time you finish your morning coffee, think twice before you toss those used coffee grounds into the bin. Coffee grounds have many uses in the garden. They enrich the soil with nitrogen, potassium and other minerals, improve soil quality, and plant growth. Here are 7 ways how to use coffee grounds
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Gardening is a fantastic Australian leisure activity. Throughout the nation, individuals count on their yards as a way to loosen up as well as improve their lives. It could surprise you that as a garden enthusiast– regardless of the size of your garden– you have a responsibility to uphold and safeguard our biosecurity status by maintaining it free of
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Poor disposal, such as dumping garden waste in bushland, is one of the major ways that weeds getaway from yards as well as start expanding in bushland and rivers. Several of the ways that you can aid minimise the spread of weeds with liable disposal of yard waste consist of: Never ever dispose garden waste
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A fantastic clean up at the plots! Beautiful weather on the 5th of March enabled 16 volunteers to collect a tray truck of rubbish. This was on top of a trailer load taken away at our last working bee. We concentrated on plastic, especially small pieces. We also found dumped near the rear fire access
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Summer Harvest Festival 14 March 2019 At the Gardens we had a beautiful day to celebrate the Summer Harvest for 2018-2019. Prizes up for grabs were:- The Jim Bennett Silver Plate for “Best Show Bench” , (vegetables must have been grown at the gardens). Best plot – Committee Criteria, Best plot – Members Choice. Members and
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