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Planting with a Mattock
Over the last 10 years I’ve dug a lot of holes for a lot of plants, and after enough failures and trying out enough methods I’ve settled on one method and one tool. And it’s not a spade or an auger....
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So much for a dry season
With all this unseasonal rain we’ve been having this year things are much greener than usual and the usual lull in gardening activity hasn’t happened. In fact I can’t remember another year when so much...
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Deep Planting – a north Queensland perspective
There’s an idea doing the rounds that the latest thing in gardening is ‘deep planting’. And by ‘deep planting’ we mean really deep, as in digging a hole up to half a metre deep and burying the poor...
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When Plants Drown
About two months ago I planted a Daintree Penda close to my driveway as a feature tree. You see, this hard-to-get plant produces an artificial-looking flush of almost blue leaves every time it grows,...
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In the garden… in July
What a great time of year to be out in the garden! For a start, it’s cool. What a blessing here in the tropics – it’s amazing how much more physical you can get when you don’t overheat within the...
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Planting your Grass Tree
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii is one of 28 species of grass trees in Australia, best suited to QLD and NSW climates. Your purchase of these stunning trees will enhance your outdoor space and give you years...
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Planting for success
So you’ve been to the nursery and bought a car-load of plants. Fantastic! When you get home: If you cannot plant your plants straight away, then your plants must be watered every day without fail....
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(Pot) size matters…!
We are often asked for ‘tubestock’, because tubes (being small plants) cost less. However, beware… it is very likely false economy. The 140mm pot (which is larger than a tube) is the smallest size...
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The brown-thumb’s lament…
Why, oh why, won’t my plants grow? What am I doing wrong? Here’s a few tips from old-hands… DON’T plant in hard, unprepared ground. The poor plant can’t grow if its roots can’t penetrate out into the...
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