Tag: brisbane gardening
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Fruit Trees for Drier Conditions
Given the record-breaking September/October (2023) that Brisbane has experienced this year, it has been interesting to see which fruit trees have handled the dry conditions better than others. Of course the success of your crops will depend on a range of factors, drought hardiness being only one of them, but here on our properties in…
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Composting
There is so much information already online regarding composting. The basic concept is to layer carbon rich material (i.e. cardboard, forest mulch and small sticks for example) alternatively with nitrogen rich material (such as manure, green cuttings, coffee grounds). The layer of carbon should be about 3 times as thick as the layer of nitrogen…
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Inexpensive, Water Efficient Raised Garden Beds
Raised garden beds don’t have to cost the earth. Hopefully these beds give you inspiration as to what can be made with some know how and timber and tin that would have otherwise ended up in the dump. Using a tin floor in your raised garden bed allows for the water to be collected in…
Brisbane Edible Gardening 