Garden Tips for Surviving the Drought -2015 (Printable PDF) With the Sunshine Coast going to Stage 3 water use restrictions, we can only use hand-watering methods for our gardens. Stage 4 (which may soon follow) restricts… Helping your Garden Cope with Drought
by Kate Gardner, Planet Natural. As you plan your garden for this year, think about building some raised beds. Raised bed gardening improves drainage, uses space more efficiently, increases yield, and simplifies the control of… Gardening in Raised Beds
Even though it’s just November it’s not too early to become familiar with those guests in the garden—bugs and other critters. Not all insects are pests; some are beneficial and they’re actually on your side.… Guests in the Garden
Fall clean up is a very important part of the yearly gardening cycle. By cleaning up the garden you are doing more than just making it look tidier, you are helping to reduce disease and… Fall Clean-up
Install water barrels to catch water from your gutters. Save and reuse household waste water including unwanted cold water from the hot tap and water used to prepare vegetables for cooking. Increase the soil’s capacity to… Helping your Garden Cope with Drought
Basil – Will improve vigour and flavour of tomatoes, planted side-by-side. Also good with asparagus, oregano, and peppers. Basil helps repel flies, mosquitoes, and thrips. Bush & Pole beans – All beans fix nitrogen in… Companion Planting
Now is the time to start thinking about getting aphids under control. Here are some ways to do that: Squishing If you don’t have a lot of plants or too much of a problem, don… Controlling Aphids
Teas for Two and You in Your Garden… by Kathryn Ptacek Winter is a good time to sit back with a steaming cup of tea and look through garden magazines and seed catalogues. Why not… Teas for Two and You
by Elizabeth McNeill. November is a good time to start composting as fallen leaves make excellent brown material for a compost pile. Mixed with green material (vegetable and fruit kitchen scraps) you can get a… So Easy to Compost
Here’s a good way to get them to leave! Many people trap raccoons to remove them from their property. However, trapping may have adverse affects. Raccoons are highly intelligent omnivores and, like bears, need to… Unwelcome Raccoons in Your Yard?