Leaves are turning gold and starting to fall, marking the end of a cycle of growth and the beginning of another as the leaf donates its goodness back to earth. All those tiny openings left by detached leaves makes it a prime time to get a biological spray on – nothing beats it for strong, […]
Be Cabbage White Butterfly Free!
By | LastUpdated February 1, 2023
Summer of ’22, I grew brassicas out in the open without any insect mesh, from seedling to finish. I was feeling confident in my parasitic wasp population, and they didn’t disappoint. What a turn around! For most of my garden life I haven’t bothered growing brassica through summer because the cabbage white caterpillars decimated them. […]
Break The Pest Cycle
By | LastUpdated January 1, 2023
Pests are part of a gardening life – especially when your vegie patch is full of all their favourite food. Add to that a bit of stress like drought for instance, and immunity and pest resistance are lowered, fanning the flames and increasing the likelihood of high numbers of sap sucking, fruit gobbling critters. With […]
The Bio-fungicide Advantage
By | LastUpdated December 8, 2022
The first signs of summer disease are making themselves known – potential is high after our mild, wet spring. Cool your heels before rushing out to buy a big hitting fungicide and have a read about the bio-fungicide advantage. Bio-fungicides are a gentle, natural solution to disease – they do no harm. Traditional fungicides (copper, […]
