by Steve | Dec 3, 2012 | Home Gardening, News
Sign up to the new Bud Organic Club and you’ll start receiving their monthly enewsletter which includes a gardening section written by me! What bigger incentive do you need I say? Bud Organic Club Sign Up November 2012 Newsletter...
by Steve | Apr 26, 2011 | Bromeliads, Home Gardening
Follow these easy steps and learn how quickly you can mount your own air plants. I have to confess to being quite addicted to air plants (botanically known as Tillandsias). I stopped counting when I reached over 50 of these beauties in my collection. I pick them up...
by Steve | Apr 9, 2011 | Edibles, Home Gardening
So what do you think these are? Would you believe me if I said they are edible fruits? Russet Apples Yes these lumpy things are apples and despite their rather ordinary appearance they are actually quite tasty. Their name refers to the thick uneven texture of the...
by Steve | Jan 22, 2011 | Home Gardening
So why befriend molasses? Because your plants will love you for it! Many years ago I came across a DIY recipe for controlling caterpillars. It was organic, called for few ingredients and was simple to make. It seemed too good to be true. At the time my tomatoes...
by Steve | Dec 28, 2010 | Home Gardening
Recently I noticed this little grub on my roses and immediately assumed it was about to feast on my plants. For some reason though I hesitated in pulling it off the petal and throwing it over the balcony (that’s the usual punishment for any garden pest on my...
by Steve | Dec 22, 2010 | Home Gardening, Plant Spotlight
Okay so it’s Christmas time again and we are swamped with imagery and tradition from the Northern Hemisphere. Sure it’s fun but why not make plans to grow your own Australian Christmas decoration for next year? Ditch the holly and plant a lillypilly...
