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Category Archives: Weeding between the lines
Bindii or Jo-jo
Early winter is the time to eradicate this weed pest, although I’ve noticed young growth of this weed in May on the Mid North Coast of NSW. Bindii (Soliva pterosperma), or “Jo-Jo” as it is called in some places, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, bindii, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, gardening advice, healthy lawns, jo-jo, lawn weeds, New Zealand gardening, onehunga, organic gardening, organic weed sprays, plants, Soliva pterosperma, sustainable gardening, weeds
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Start weeding now
July and August are ideal months to get a head start on weed control. Last Quarter phase is a good phase for weeding because seed germination tends to be lower then, and you are less likely to stimulate further weed … Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, bindii, buffalo burr, cobblers pegs, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, farmers friends, fertiliser, flowers, fruit, garden soil, growing plants, Healthy soil, Herbs, how to grow, jo-jo, Moon Planting diary, New Zealand gardening, nightshade, organic gardening, plants, propagating, sustainable gardening, vegetables, weeds
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Manure and mulch warning update
Last October I updated the warning about pyridine herbicides that can damage or kill both food crops and decorative plants. Unfortunately, some readers have since had plant damage after inadvertently purchasing manures or mulch that contain one of these herbicides, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aminopyralid, Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, broad-leaf herbicide, clopyralid, compost, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, flowers, fluroxypyr, fruit, garden soil, grazon, growing plants, Healthy soil, herbicide, Herbs, hotshot, how to grow, manure, Moon Planting diary, organic gardening, organic matter, picloram, plants, propagating, pyridine, sustainable gardening, triclopyr, vegetables, weed killer
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Disease hosts
This is a good time of year to get a head start on weeding, as no-one likes weeding in hot weather. Leather gardening gloves or rigger’s gloves are great for weeding because they provide good protection from thorns, prickly stems, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, buffalo burr, cobblers pegs, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, farmers friends, fertiliser, flowers, fruit, garden soil, growing plants, Healthy soil, Herbs, how to grow, Moon Planting diary, New Zealand gardening, nightshade, organic gardening, plants, propagating, sustainable gardening, vegetables, weeds
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Herbicide damage
Broad-leaf weed killers that contain the pyridine herbicides have caused widespread damage to many gardens in New Zealand, the UK and the US in recent years, and these herbicides are now being sold in Australia. Pyridine herbicides include aminopyralid, clopyralid, … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy soil, Pest-free Gardening, Weeding between the lines
Tagged Aminopyralid, Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, broad-leaf herbicide, clopyralid, compost, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, flowers, fruit, garden soil, grazon, growing plants, Healthy soil, herbicide, Herbs, hotshot, how to grow, manure, Moon Planting diary, organic gardening, organic matter, picloram, plants, propagating, pyridine, sustainable gardening, vegetables, weed killer
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Onion weed and Bindii
Around this time of year, a lot of gardeners seek answers from gardening gurus, books and the internet to their onion weed or bindii problem. Treating onion weed and oxalis with glyphosate will only kill the parent bulb – not … Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, backyard gardening, bindii, climate change gardening, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, garden soil, growing plants, Healthy soil, how to grow, New Zealand gardening, onion weed, organic gardening, plants, sustainable gardening, weeds
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Onion weed
Onion weed (Nothoscordum inodorum) seems to cause problems for quite a few gardeners who are unsure about organic ways to be rid of this pest. I did cover onion weed previuosly in a post on perennial weeds but, as it … Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, garden soil, growing plants, Healthy soil, how to grow, New Zealand gardening, onion weed, organic gardening, plants, sustainable gardening, weeds
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Perennial weeds
In order to eradicate problem weeds, including Nut Grass, Onion Weed, Sour-sob (Oxalis), and Tradescantia (Wandering Jew/Creeping Jesus), it is necessary to understand how these plants reproduce, because merely digging, or pulling out, these weeds is rarely successful. Wandering Jew … Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, flowers, fruit, garden soil, growing plants, Healthy soil, Herbs, how to grow, nut grass, onion weed, organic gardening, oxalis, plants, propagating, sustainable gardening, Tradescantia, vegetables, wandering jew, weeds
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Lawn into garden
If you want to convert some of your lawn to a garden, the obvious first step is to get rid of the grass. This is easier said than done with Couch and Kikuyu. Any pieces of runner left in the … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits and Vegetables, Healthy soil, Ornamentals, Weeding between the lines
Tagged Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, couch, easy gardening, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, flowers, fruit, garden soil, grass, growing plants, Healthy soil, Herbs, how to grow, kikuyu, lawn, organic gardening, plants, propagating, sustainable gardening, vegetables, weeds, when to sow
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Chicken tractor
We have a lot of weeding to do on our farm and it seemed a good idea to get the chooks to help. Chooks are very good at removing weeds and bugs as they scratch away at the soil – … Continue reading
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Tagged Aussie gardening, Australian gardening, Chain saw carpentry, chicken tractor, chickens, Chooks, easy organic gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, flowers, fruit, garden soil, growing plants, Healthy soil, hen house, hens, Herbs, how to grow, mobile chook shed, mobile hen house, Moon Planting diary, organic gardening, organic weeding method, plants, propagating, sustainable gardening, vegetables, weeding, weeding large areas
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