April 11, 2013 //
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An interesting article for those wanting to grow a range of veges that suit wet conditions
Growing Yam Bean
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February 14, 2013 //
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The following tips were gleaned from browsing through old copies of the various Rare Fruit Council Club's newsletters. I hope you find them interesting. Kaye Cronan
Help prevent fungal infections by sprinkling Wood Ash or Lime around the base of fruit trees.
Keep the cabbage moth away with a tablespoon of molasses in a litre of water, sprayed weekly.
Molasses benefits your trees when dri...
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February 1, 2013 //
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The Cold Wet Winter Of 2012
The start of 2012 was not exceptionally wet for my area compared to recent previous years. February was almost average, delivering 503mm with most of this falling in the last 5 days of the month. March was a lot wetter than normal with 825mm, then April and most of May being about average with 46mm of rain. Then the cold wet winter started delivering 88mm of rain and s...
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February 1, 2013 //
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Red Pineapple Ananas bracteatus
The Red Pineapple is from the Bromeliaceae family. Like the common pineapple (Ananas comosus) it’s native toBrazil. It’s an evergreen plant and it can grow to 2 metres in height. Fruit develop in the second year if conditions are right.
It prefers a well composted, moist, free draining soil in a sunny position. It’s draught and frost tender and needs regula...
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