It’s good to see some rain again. Normal watering hasn’t been getting through with the recent dry weather, but right now, it will get in while it’s still reasonably damp from last weekends rains. Lawns always go backwards in dry weather like this. Watering doesn’t get in properly, and leaves the lawn to create bare[…]
by Greenmillenium Landscapes It’s one of the biggest weed pests in our garden. And we find it hard to get rid of. You spray herbicide on it, it seems to die, but another shoot soon pops up out of the ground. Despite all our efforts we still haven’t been able to get rid of it.[…]
Again the dry theme. Well it has been dry. It’s worse though in sandy soils. Today we are looking at lawn maintenance in dry weather. The first step to having a good lawn in dry weather should have happened when you chose your grass. Couch is cheaper and popular but needs extra water in dry[…]
It’s been dry lately. And this affects our soil, and in turn the plants, and they way they perform. Dry weather will cause dry spots in the garden. Here’s where we might find them and signs that show are garden has a dry spot. In dry weather soils can perform like plants in pots, especially[…]
The plain fact- sandy soil has the poorest nutritional content of all soils, so how do we make it work for us? Other characteristics are that it holds water for a shorter amount of time, drying out quicker. All is not lost. Nutrients are important for the optimum growth of our plants, but the greatest[…]
By Paul Mundweil Many people in trying to become self sufficient in the garden take to doing their own propagation which is a fun and cost effective way to increasing the plant stock you have. When it comes down to it, propagation is really not that hard. The most important things to know are to[…]
Mulches are a useful way to suppress weeds in your garden, while also benefiting the garden by suppressing evaporation from your soil. Other benefits are that as they break down they add goodness to the soil, (much like composts and without having to turn the soil), and they increase the interaction between soil organisms which[…]
Transplanting in winter time is one of the best times of year to move plants around in your garden. This is because plants are less actively grown in this subtropical climate or, if they are deciduous they are dormant until the spring burst of growth brings them back to life again. If the plants are[…]
