Edible Gardens for Renters
Duncan Cocking of Leaf, Root & Fruit is here to show you that just because you’re renting that doesn’t mean you can’t still have a productive garden.
Read MoreSession Notes: Sustainable Garden Design
Author: Sustainable Gardening Australia This session recording is available here Password: brimbank15 Video expires on 7 May Organic Potting Mix for Vegetables – Phil Dudman ▪ 2 x 9l buckets of good quality potting mix▪ 1 x 9l bucket of garden compost▪ A few good handfuls of coir/coco peat▪ 2 scoops (400g can) pelletised chicken manure▪…
Read MoreSession Notes: Veggie Gardening for Beginners
Vegie gardening for beginners Want to start growing food at home but not sure where to start? This is an overview of the basics to help you start quickly and with confidence. Designing your garden It’s well worth pausing to make sure you put your vegie patch is in the best possible position before getting…
Read MoreGarden Safe with EPA
EPA’s GardenSafe helps you dig a little deeper into backyard soil. It is a free, soil screening initiative that turns you into a soil sleuth, equipping you with the knowledge and resources to manage the use of your backyard soil. All you need to do is send in three garden soil samples for screening.…
Read MoreSession Notes: Planning your Autumn Garden
Session Notes: Planning your Autumn Garden © Maria Ciavarella, My Green Garden www.mygreengarden.com.au Garden bed preparation If you already had veggies growing over summer, they may not be ready to come out in order to put the new season’s growth in. No matter – there is still plenty to do. You can start the winter…
Read MoreGrow herbs at home
By Angelo from Deep Green Permaculture 19 October 2021 Types of Herbs Annuals: these plants only live for one year, they grow and bloom for one season, produce seed, and then die down, (e.g. sweet basil, chervil, coriander, dill, and summer savory). Biennials: these plants only live for two years, they will produce seed during…
Read MoreYour cool season vegie patch
Notes prepared by Kat Lavers, September 2022 While you might not feel like spending much time outside during the cooler, darker months of the year, winter in Victoria is actually one of the easiest times to grow vegies. Many of our common pests like cabbage white butterflies are less active or dormant (or at least…
Read MoreHow to take cuttings
How to take cuttings With a little skill, a cutting from a friend or family members plant is a great way to propagate your very own version of their plant. In this My Smart Garden video Horticulturist Craig Castree will give you a step by step of preparing and planting your cutting so its establishes…
Read MoreHow to chop’n’drop mulch
Preparing a veggie bed for planting Did you know your unwanted plants and pruning’s can be used as a mulch in your garden? Chop’n’drop mulch is one of the most simplest, cheapest and sustainable forms of mulch and in this My Smart Garden video Horticulturist Scott Hitchins show’s us how to chop’n’drop mulch in our…
Read MoreHow to feed your plants
How to feed your plants Just like us our plants need a regular feed to ensure they get all the nutrients to grow strong and healthy! In this My Smart Garden video Horticulturist Craig Castree provides some advice on when and what to feed your plants and he’ll show you one of his favourite weekly…
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