Discover the wondrous soil microbes, and the problematic and beneficial insects in your garden. These notes will teach you how to improve the health of your soil, how to attract the good bugs to control the unwanted ones, and how to control pests the organic way. Meet Your Garden Life: © Very Edible Gardens PTY…

© Craig Castree Now that we have a backyard full of fruit trees and Vegetables it is time we discussed getting them pollinated and how best to do that. It is one thing to have fruit trees in your backyard but it’s another getting fruit on them. If you don’t do anything about attracting pollinators…

Sustainable Gardening Australia has produced an excellent guide for gardeners in Hobsons Bay with information on design, soil, compost, water, habitat gardening, weeds, as well as places to enjoy local native plants. To download the guide, click here.

Prepared by IPM Technologies What is integrated pest management? All of the things that we can use to control pests fit into one of three categories: biological controls (the predators, parasites and pathogens that attack pests); cultural controls (management techniques that have an impact on populations of either pests or biological control agents); and chemical…

© Very Edible Gardens Pty Ltd,  www.veryediblegardens.com Why get Chooks? They eat your food scraps to make delicious eggs They provide you with manure for your food garden These animal ‘tractors’ are great at preparing your veggie patch for planting They help to control insect pests in your garden Chooks have great personalities You reduce demand…