by Marcus Ragus (Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens) When organic gardeners manage garden pest problems they often look at more than just the caterpillar, snail or diseased leaf. Their effort is to focus on the garden as a whole system of interacting influences that should, when well managed, act as a healthy and balanced environment more like that of a natural …
Adding manure to your ornamental beds or vegetable garden is a great thing to do to increase the fertility of your soil and add some macro and micronutrients. However, not all manures are the same.
When organic garden professionals look at garden pest problems they often look at the garden as a whole rather than focusing on an individual pest or disease outbreak. They then ask themselves, why is there a problem? Beyond the symptoms We need to look beyond the symptoms and if we do that, often the root of the cause is in …
Apple and Pear pruning in Tasmania doesn’t need to be a scary prospect. Pruning fruit trees can seem a little daunting at times. How much do you take? When do you prune? How many times? and How do you prune to get a good crop of fruit? When to prune apples in Tasmania. For a start, winter is a good …
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