Sandpaper Fig – A River’s Friend
Sandpaper fig is native to East Coast of Australia. It always grows near streams. First time I saw this tree was in Royal National Park. There was a thick stand of trees on a flat patch by the river that would always flood after the big rains. All these trees were of the same kind, […]
Supportive Plants in a Food Forest
You could be tempted to start your Food Forest like an orchard: there is this cleared land, so you plant the fruit trees, water them, fertilise them and watch them grow. You may have a bit of foresight and check the drainage and, if needed, you build swales, terraces or drainage lines so that there […]
Lead Contamination In Turmeric – Grow Your Own!
Your turmeric supplement or latte might not be as healthy as you think!
Ancient Cough Remedy Phyla dulcis
Aztec Sweet Herb Phyla dulcis
Wormwood Against Fruit Fly?
Fruit Fly Season High season for the dreaded fruit fly- every gardener knows about it. Just to make sure that everyone understands, I am talking about the Queensland fruit fly, not the vinegar fly! I would gladly accept one million vinegar flies in exchange for one Queensland fruit fly. I you want to google here […]