Bare Bones Gardener

No Dig Potatoes

You can grow an enormous crop of potatoes without any of the backbreaking effort of digging. Just follow the steps below.There is no need for fork or spade in any way, shape or form. This is ideal for those who have problems bending and lifting heavy load... Read >

Mulch and Feed Your Gardens for Free

In Today's throwaway society, there is absolutely no need to go out and purchase mulch material for your garden, unless it is for the particular aesthetic appearance, "The Look", sake of the mulch material. Were you aware that there are a number of mulchi... Read >

Protect your Seedlings from Animals and Birds

No matter how much people try to encourage the wildlife to visit and live in their gardens. There will always be occasions and/or parts of the garden where we do not welcome them. This being mainly when we are planting young seedlings or a crop of edible ... Read >

Snappy Cuttings

How many of you have admired some amazing displays of Snapdragons (Antirrhinums), and wished that you could keep those plants going indefinitely. While they haven't managed to get those bright displays into a perennial form of the same standard, yet. Ther... Read >

Perfumed Aussie Native Garden Plants

There is a strong belief among many people, that Australian Natives are beautiful but have no perfume. A stroll through the bush will dispel that rumour easily. The fragrance of crushed leaves and scented blossoms can be almost overpowering at times. But ... Read >

Plant Presents from Your own Garden

If you are looking for ways for you or your children to provide cheap presents for the extended family, or just like to give gifts that have a personal element to them, then here is a suggestion or two for you. If you are looking to make a present for the... Read >

Shadecloth Scrap Storers

Have you got some scraps of Shadecloth lying around the shed doing nothing? Have you ever wondered what you might be able to do with them? Well here are a number of suggestions for ideas to make use of this valuable resource. It is far better to use the k... Read >

Shadecloth Planter Bag

Why not use some of that scrap shadecloth lying out in the shed to make your own hanging grow bags, these planters are ideal way of growing things like petunias, strawberries and the like. They are also good for growing plants, where space is at a premium... Read >

The Age of Instant Gratification

These days the younger generation, (that is basically anyone under 30, seems to expect that all you have to do in life to be entertained is to push a button or press a remote, and all your entertainment needs are met. But what about the old fashioned ente... Read >

I Want to Sue Mother Nature

To whom it may Concern, I would like to lodge a formal complaint about those bundles that have been delivered to this address over the past 20 odd years. Not one package arrived with a return address, so none could be returned as unrequested goods, even w... Read >

Relaxation or White Noise Tapes

Isn't it funny that the big recording companies charge so much for something that is their attempt to try to help you relax. Till you get the credit card bill or bank statement, anyway. Sadly though, at least half the time the sounds and music they put to... Read >

Things they try to get you to buy...

The things that people will try to get you to buy!!! A book telling you how to grow square watermelons, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes or just about any other fruit..... If you want to grow one it's simple, and no it's not from square seeds. Buy 'Grow yor own... Read >

Pineapple Top Plant

How would you like to have your own piece of the tropics growing in your home, garden or greenhouse. Why not have a go at growing that most useful of the bromeliads yourself, the Pineapple. List of Needs Top cut off section of a pineapple that includes th... Read >

Baby Bloomers

Here is an idea for an excellent cheap propagating table, which is at a good comfortable height for people with physical problems like arthritis. This can be put together by anyone out of cheap second-hand and or new materials, to suit yourself. What you ... Read >

Litter is not a Waste

Next time you are down at the Supermarket. Bypass your usual detour into the gardening aisle and check out the pet aisle for all your propagating needs. Because what you are looking for is Cat Litter. In particular you are looking to see what particular b... Read >