Nutrient Deficiencies can be a difficult thing to diagnose absolutely in a plant.Nutrients (also called elements or fertilisers) are either mobile OR not-mobile Mobile nutrients Mobile Nutrients are ones that move through
Carbon – How valuable is it for your soil? Back in July 2016 I posted an article on chemicals in horse manure and the damaging effects it had on that
Why use a Garden Cover or Mulch? Garden covers come in many and varied varieties of material creating a layer on the surface of a growing media – your garden
Fire Ants are Our Problem Too. Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) are quite small (2-6 mm) as is shown by the life size photo with one identifying feature being that they
Rock Minerals are not just crushed rock as most people think but are really a carefully blended mix of minerals such as Basalt, Gypsum, Lignite & Rock Phosphate. There can
Why would you use grafted plants? Grafting and budding is a growing technique used because some seed grown plants can take a very long time to flower & fruit, may
Environmental Effects On Plants can play a significant role in how well or poorly a particular plant will grow under certain conditions Some environmental factors that affect the growth of
The Basics of Zeolite is a naturally occurring material found in many countries around the world, as well as Australia in Northern New South Wales. It is very low in
Basic Soil Properties vary from country to country, state to state, region to region depending on the geological activity from millions of years of formation and erosion What gives a
What is Diatomaceous Earth? It is a naturally occurring soft, sedimentary rock that crumbles easily to a fine white to off-white powder depending on other particles that get mixed in
Direct Compost Solutions Pty Ltd is a privately owned Australian company established in 2013 to bring to the public an easy way to compost “ALL” your kitchen waste.
