Hand Pollination
Hand pollination is one of those tasks that feels a little naughty. Check out the video.
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Hand pollination is one of those tasks that feels a little naughty. Check out the video.
Difference Between Fish Fertiliser and Seaweed Extract
Walking down the aisle of tonics, brews and potions of any nursery can be overwhelming. We get it! Trying to figure out whether to use the Eye of Newt or the Toe of Frog for a flourishing garden is confusing. Save that boiling cauldron for a pot of tea, we are here to help demystify two common allies in the garden.
The words fish fertiliser (emulsion) and seaweed extract are thrown around a lot by gardeners, so much so people often think they are one and the same. Although they are both your friend in the patch, fish fertiliser and seaweed extract have slightly different applications and work best being used together, rather than instead of the other in your veggie patch.
Hydrophobic Soil
We admit it, tomatoes have been the talk of the town for a while now, the lead up to this crown jewel in the vegetable patch is a long one. As we have swooned over San Marzanos and Tommy Toes through spring and summer, as the season peters out to the finish line, so do the watering habits of once self-proclaimed tomato enthusiasts. We’re not pointing the finger, which is too busy on the hose trigger anyways, we have all been there. The garden is hungover and it doesn’t need greasy food, it needs water and life… preferably in the form of compost. Learn more about hydrophobic soil and what you can do to keep your patch pumping year-round.
Heatwave Watering
When you water makes all the difference, because plants need to have access to water when they really need it the most – that is, during the day. Photosynthesis is how plants essentially make their food, and it requires sunlight plus water.
This means that plants can only ‘eat’ during the daytime, and therefore, the best practice is to water all your plants first thing in the morning....but sometimes that is easier said than done.
The problem occurs when you've forgotten to water in the morning - because you're frantic in the AM and don't have drip irrigation (oh damn!) - and now it's an absolute stinker outside. So what then?
Pruning Chilli Plants
Chilli plants by nature aren't geared up for hiberation, but that's not to say they can't. Surely if a living, breathing creature the size of a bear can sleep in a hole for 6 months and come out the other side alive, so can a plant.