Caterpillars are a major pest in our garden and can do a lot of damage to plants in a very short space of time. Caterpillars are the larvae stage of a butterfly or moth and feed on plant tissue and are commonly found feeding on buds, foliage and young stems. Caterpillars will be … [Read more...] about How to Control Caterpillars
In The Garden
How to Grow Cucumber in Western Australia
Cucumbers: from the heart of a summer salad, pickled or just freshly sliced, why wouldn’t you grow want to grow your own fresh cucumbers? Cucumbers can be a little fussy to grow but if you follow our recommendations below you will have great success as we do!Choose your variety … [Read more...] about How to Grow Cucumber in Western Australia
How to Deal with Garden Overwhelm and Disappointment
Gardening can sometimes be overwhelming and disappointing because all the effort that has been put in has failed to produce what you wanted. It might be the seeds you have sowed didn’t sprout, the seedling you transplanted all died, your plants grew well but never produce or on … [Read more...] about How to Deal with Garden Overwhelm and Disappointment
How to Grow Zucchini in Western Australia
Over the warmer months zucchini become one of our staples and can be used widely from raw in salad to chips or roasted. We generally grow enough to freeze some for meals during the winter. Zucchini is very easy and hardy crop to grow and also gives you bountiful harvest.Choose … [Read more...] about How to Grow Zucchini in Western Australia
How to Grow Mangel Wurzel in Western Australia
Have you ever heard of Mangel wurzel? Neither had we until recently. After researching we decided to try growing it this past winter and were surprised at how easy it was to grow. Mangel wurzel is also known as fodder beet, mangold, mangel beet and field beet and belong to the … [Read more...] about How to Grow Mangel Wurzel in Western Australia