Keeping your chooks safe
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Keeping your chooks safe

It's important to know how to keep pathogens and other nasties away from your poultry.

The fertiliser you use will depend on what your soil needs.
Soil

Animal-free fertilisers

Read about the fertiliser and soil amendment options for vegan gardeners or those who are looking for ways to reduce animal dependence.

Silver Grey Dorking chicks
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Raising rare poultry

Rare poultry breeds are well worth your time, writes Jessamy Miller.

Cool-season pruning
Pruning

Cool-season pruning

Before you start pruning, there's a few things you need to consider, writes Justin Russell.

Bee protected
Bees, poultry & livestock

Bee protected

Is your fear of being stung holding you back from keeping bees? Kelly Lees explains how you can care for your bees safely.

Greenhouse growing
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Greenhouse growing

You can use a structure such as a greenhouse to modify climate conditions, says Justin Russell, protecting plants or extending the growing season for cold-sensitive crops.

Dianthus and sage.
Soil

Growing in sandy soils

A few gardeners are blessed with deep, rich, textured, fertile soil. But what if you aren't? Penny Woodward has some ideas to help.

Testing pH
Basics

Testing soil pH

What is pH and how can you change it? Penny Woodward explains.

Turkey poults
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A Turkey Tale

Jessamy Miller tells of the pleasures and pitfalls of raising baby turkeys.

Bee hotels can be made from a mix of wood, stems, straws, mud and sand.
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How to get the native buzz – just add bees!

Learn how to bring more native bees into your life and gardens by encouraging their natural habitats.

Spade and gloved hand
Propagating

Planting seedlings

There are some ways, says Penny Woodward, to ensure that summer planted seedlings stay alive.

Nets for fruit trees
Maintenance

Netting fruit

Penny Woodward explains that now is the perfect time to net or bag your fruit.