There’s quite a lot about ‘lo no or zero’ ’till or tillage’ on the web. Here are some links.

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-till_farming]Wikipedia[/url]
[url=http://www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com/no-till-gardening.html]No read more

[url=http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/garden-plant-conservation-gpc]Garden Plant Conservation [/url]

Mushroom compost is available at the Ferny Grove markets on Sunday mornings.

Is anyone in The Grove growing their own or interested in growing them to sell locally?

They are susceptible to fruit fly. read more

Got out yesterday morning and planted 2 tamarillos 1 Chia ?bush 1 chamomile quite a few carnations that I’d grown from the shoots off a bunch 6 kale 1 Ceylon spinach. It was a perfect morning read more

Quite apart from weeding! Boy does it need it. And a good prune for straggly vines.

The mangoes need soil ph tested. If over 6 then apply gypsum. If below 6 apply lime. 50gms per square metre of either. read more

http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/5333.html

A bad infection of paw paws papaya and curcubits. Important that we don’t spread it; and report it if we see it.

This attractive shrub is common in local gardens. At the moment they are covered in flowers.

It is an evergreen shrub. Native to Asia with leathery shiny dark-green leaves and sprays of white or pink read more

This can be like weight-loss methods. Easy to get hooked.

This one has me tempted to buy but haven’t done so yet. [url=http://tomatexpert.com/]Tomato Expert[/url]

Suggestions:

Hang the plant upside read more

Planting garlic – now is the time – the coldest darkest day of the year. Harvest it in the heat of summer.

Do your tomato plants look healthy but the flowers dry up and drop off? May need some boron and calcium in the soil.