Build your own compost bays

Looking for an easy way to manage your compost? Here's how to build a simple three-bay compost system from recycled materials.

How to Use Wood Ash

Wood heating is common throughout the cooler parts of Australia, but what to do with all that ash. JUSTIN RUSSELL recommends using it in the garden.

Gardener’s Gold

Jerry Coleby-Williams explains how to turn autumn leaves into a rich garden resource – leafmould.

The Value of Leaves

JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests that instead of seeing fallen leaves as a problem, we should see them as a precious resource.

The Power of Compost

Compost has lots of proven benefits for the garden. JUSTIN RUSSELL visits a historic property in Toowoomba and shares the story of an old eucalypt saved by a top dressing of remedial "black gold".

Up the anti on composting

Summer brings an endless supply of composting material, so it’s time to get busy making as much as you can, says PHIL DUDMAN

COMPOST: The 12 Keys

PHIL DUDMAN answers essential questions on making compost.

Notes on Wood Chip Mulch

JUSTIN RUSSELL elaborates on the benefits of wood chip mulch to established fruit trees.

The pros and cons of mulching

Nothing is perfect – not even mulch – writes SIMON WEBSTER.

DIY compost and mulch

The key to healthy soil is adding plenty of organic matter, which you can find in your own backyard or scour your neighbourhood.