I'm a Brisbane (Australia) local. I came to be living in the house I'm in because I was living in a sailing boat but there were a few problems...
Wow, thanks for sharing that. I have a parlour palm that I shift from my bedroom to the front balcony (for more sunlight). It's my only non-work...
It's good to see you have macroorganism in your compost. Compost needs to be a nice home for insects, and for microorganisms as well, of course....
I went to uni with no gardening experience and commenced a degree in agriculture. Before I quit I completed subjects in horticulture, soil science...
I'd suggest adding a little manure to the stump grinder's fine wood chips and sawdust to both add nitrogen and help the woodchips to break down...
Caterpillars can be killed with a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis. I've treated three poincianas so far this week with it to kill poinciana...
Hi Paige. Jerry may well be right, but I suggest posting your location when asking for tree ID. There are often different species of a genus that...
I should mention, mulch is great fertilizer. In nature, plants get all their nitrogen from sources other than the mineral part of the soil. Humus,...
I think it's blossom end rot and it's caused by uneven watering. You might like to add some mulch on top of your soil which will reduce...
'The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today." - Chinese proverb.
First, please don't use pliers on a tree :) The small sprouts coming from the pruned branches are called watersprouts. They from from dormant...
The first thing to do, Pamela, is to prepare your soil. If you take care of that you are much more likely to succeed with your garden. For...
You can also use cardboard. It breaks down to mulch itself, but takes its time doing it. I like that it holds weeds back for some time but is...
Schinus species are weeds in many places, and what grows easier than a weed? They have been used as a substitute for commercially grown pepper,...
It could indeed be iron deficiency. If so, it would be appearing first on juvenile leaves. Just as likely are nitrogen and manganese deficiency or...
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