Bush fires, compost and gardening webinars
Welcome to 2013!! In typical Aussie style, we’ve started the year with blazing heat and bush fires so gardening may not have been a top priority for some in The Veggie Club. Not only are these conditions hard personally, but they’re also hard on our gardens. The sort of care that we put into tending our soils, mulching and promoting strong resilient growth is crucial to the survival of our plants. This is true whether we’re deep into summer... Read More
The Passion and The Professor
“Those who think they have no time for healthy eating, will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” – Edward Stanley The quote is coming from the self-confessed “half man-half hedge”, Costa Geordiadis, presenter of ABC’s Gardening Australia program. I’m sitting listening to some great speakers at “The Passion and The Professor” seminar for International Composting Awareness Week, and I’m delighted to finally see the... Read More
Compost, Mulches & Soil Conditioners: What are you really getting?
How many times have you gone to the nursery wanting to buy something to improve your soil (because that’s what they tell you to do before planting anything) and only come away more confused than before you went in? There seems to be dozens of bags to choose from: potting mixes, composts, soil conditioners, mulches, manures and that’s just the broad categories! Mixes and blends are then labelled standard, premium, organic, natural, regular, certified,... Read More
