Black biochar
Soil

What is biochar?

PENNY WOODWARD explains biochar and how it can be used.

Spring Bluff
Maintenance

Garden jobs for September

JUSTIN RUSSELL contemplates our Australian seasons and offers some gardening suggestions for September.

She'll be apples
Propagating

She’ll be apples

It's early spring and the sap is rising, the perfect time to propagate deciduous fruit trees says JUSTIN RUSSELL.

Two Bud Spur Pruning
Pruning

Time to prune grape vines

Sunny winter days are perfect for pruning dormant grape vines to keep them productive, writes JUSTIN RUSSELL. 

Grafting tomatoes
Propagating

The hard graft

Grafting your favourite tomato onto pest-resistant root stock will help eradicate tomato disease, writes PHIL DUDMAN.

Patterns with vegetables and flowers
Basics

Winter dreaming

Now is the time to contemplate, plan and dream a little says PENNY WOODWARD.

Frosty Veg Garden
Maintenance

What to do in July

Winter has arrived and JUSTIN RUSSELL has some handy tips for dealing with the coldest month of the year.

Jane and Lizzie feeding on microgreens
Bees, poultry & livestock

Micro meals for chooks

Microgreens may be small on size but they are big on benefits for chooks, writes PENNY WOODWARD.

Undersown Garlic
Maintenance

Happy accidents

A crop of self-sown salad leaves in JUSTIN RUSSELL's garlic patch has him reflecting on happy accidents in the garden.

Autumn Blueberry
Maintenance

Jobs for May

JUSTIN RUSSELL has timely advice for seasonal garden jobs.

Making the cut
Pruning

Making the cut

In the coming months it will be time to start thinking about pruning. Phil Dudman takes you through the process for citrus trees.

Finding an alternative homes for your chooks during a bushfire can be difficult.
Bees, poultry & livestock

Take your chooks and run!

When bushfires threatened guest blogger JACQUELINE SPEDDING decided to up chooks and run!