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At this years Melbourne Flower & Garden Show,  I was on the hunt for new and interesting ways of growing edibles!  Here are a few of the great new releases I found….. I love the motto of Mat & Fabian from The Little Vegie Patch Co –  ””A little food, a little fun; a little…»

Looks like I’ve stuck cotton wool on it does it! This is one of my apple trees and it is under attack…………. ….from Woolly aphids – and just like common aphids, woolly aphids are sap sucking, so if they are left untreated they can badly damage the health of the plant. They tend to strike…»

How do you know when potatoes are ready to harvest? Once your potato plants have flowered, you can start to “bandicoot” for new potatoes. Bandicooting = gentling digging around the potato plants with your hands to harvest potatoes near the surface without disturbing the plant or pulling it out. The new potatoes you harvest when…»

Even though we’re having an indian summer here in Melbourne, it is time to think about what to plant for a tasty winter harvest! And while we all know about common winter vegies like cabbage, broccoli and brussel sprouts – but here are some more unusual ones you might like to try! Kale Why? It…»

  Sam emailed in a photo of some brown grubs he said have been populating his compost bin, concerned they might be doing it more harm than good. But good news Sam, these little brown larvae are one of the good guys! They are the larvae of Hermetia illucens,  or more commonly called black soldier fly.   …»