Queensland Fruit Fly Prevention and Control for Home Gardeners
Queensland fruit fly (QFF) has become one of the most challenging pests facing Australian gardeners. In a recent Sustainable Gardening Australia…
Locking in Problems – The Hidden Costs of Landscape Glue
When you go shopping for products that might help with problems you have in your garden, you might spot landscape glue. It is right next to the…
Checklist: Solve Garden Problems Safely Without Chemicals
The information below is a summary only. For details, follow links on this website to Pests, Fungi, Weeds and Disease. PESTS Traps Sticky…
More Ways to Prevent Pests
There are many options available to reduce pest numbers apart from using manufactured chemicals that have various risks associated with them. Some…
Managing Rats with IPM
“You dirty rat!” This phrase embodies the frustration many feel towards rats in the garden. These uninvited guests seem ever-present, scuttling along…
Weed Control
Several different approaches are needed for weed control since eradication is difficult and can be expensive. Preventing weeds from establishing and…
Prevent Pests in Your Garden
If you can prevent pests in your garden you will save time, resources and money as well as helping your garden flourish. Effective pest control is…
Sustainable Control of Plant Disease
Sustainable control of plant disease is important for everyone who wants a flourishing garden. The presence or absence of plant disease depends on…
Pesticides most harmful to bees
Pesticide use is one of the factors which may be affecting bee populations worldwide. Since much of our food production depends on pollination by…
Christmas Beetles
Most of us would be familiar with the brightly coloured, glossy and sometimes iridescent Christmas beetles. We often see them dazed and confused,…
All About Weeds
Let’s find out more about why we call some plants weeds and why they are not all really bad. So that we can think usefully about removing unwanted…
Cabbage White Butterfly
Hi, my name is: Cabbage White Butterfly, lovely to meet you... Describe yourself: I am quite a striking white butterfly, Pieris rapae, with two…
Green Manure
If you have a bit of space in your garden, growing green manures or cover crops is a great way to improve soil fertility and add organic matter to…
