Some Precautions to take with Natural Insecticide
November 19, 2008
A natural insecticide is the safest kind you can use. The half-life, or the amount of day the substance stays active in the environment, is much shorter than for synthetic chemicals. However, there are some precautions you should take to use natural insecticide safely.
One use of natural insect…
Lucky Daze
November 18, 2008
G’day Matron and Buddy …and anyone else interested…I see you want to know what I’ve been up to lately…Well I haven’t been out in the garden with Scarecrow much lately coz I’ve been helping Doc build that Cob Oven.It was in MY Dog Pen so I had to manufacture certain he didn’t accidentally bur…
Natural Insecticides for Your Garden
November 17, 2008
Some society have the mistaken view that all insects are poor. An abnormal paranoia of anything that creeps and crawls or slithers can sell a lot of chemicals and natural insecticides.
The market feeds off people’s fear of insects. Parents teach their children to be leery of insects. Whi…
It’s All Happening!
November 17, 2008
Garden Log Nov 16 08:Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 8CLowest Max 22.9CHighest Max 33.5C1.5mm Rain The Stella Cherries are colouring up very quickly at the moment so Doc and I put by the cherry net that weekend…not on it’s usual frame (that wouldn’t fit in the new design) but that new netting …
Trees For Life
November 16, 2008
Trees For LifeToday Sunday 16th Nov we picked up our Trees For Life supplies for that year. that year we’re growing 10 boxes (500 seedlings) of indigenous tree /shrubs for a nearby local council. We usually grow for local farmers/landholders.This scheme will only allow trees/shrubs indigenous to the…
Nettle Tea
November 15, 2008
During winter I usually move the chooks onto fresh runs. After the first rains of Autumn nettles come up in the unused runs.I harvest these as a valuable addition to my soil fertility.They are chopped roughly and added to compost heaps where their nitrogen and other minerals are a valuable asset.As …
Roses! Not Me…
November 10, 2008
….But for those interested…Last week our Garden Group (no longer called Garden Club) visited a homestead out of town.I’ve put all the shots into a slide show (on my photo blog here) for you to enjoy…I don’t know all the names but the dear lady that owns the gardens knows everyone of them.[Sour…