Gardening jobs for August

JUSTIN RUSSELL heralds the approach of Spring with a flurry of August gardening jobs.

Wonderful worms

Recycling kitchen scraps through a worm farm provides valuable worm castings and juice to improve garden soil and plant growth, writes Jessamy Miller.

Creating a wicking bed

Spring is almost sprung so now’s the perfect time to make a wicking bed to keep your plants well watered.

How to take a hardwood cutting

Mid winter is a great time to propagate plants from hardwood cuttings, says HELEN McKERRAL.

Gardening jobs for June

JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests rugging up and making the most of gardening in cooler weather. Read his tips here.

Starting out with chooks

There are many benefits to keeping chooks but be warned, says JESSAMY MILLER, they can be addictive. 

Sick chooks

JESSAMY MILLER explains how to care for a sick or injured chook.

Compost – a recipe for success

Compost is an important part of any organic garden. Here we talk why we need compost as well as share our recipe for success.

Free-range eggs – new definition a debacle

Editor STEVE PAYNE highlights the drawbacks of the new definition of free-range eggs.

Autumn poultry care

JESSAMY MILLER describes some of the extra chores needed to care for your chooks in the Autumn months.

Get ready for the cool season in February

Summer is gradually coming to a close, which according to JUSTIN RUSSELL, means time to get planting cool season crops.

What to do in January

A whiff of optimism in the air is inspiring JUSTIN RUSSELL to get stuck into the pruning and weeding.