by James Quealy | Nov 5, 2018 | General, Native Bees
Native stingless bees, as the name suggests,don’t sting. Australia has many types of native bees. Native bees can be encouraged into a garden by planting lots of colourful flowering plants. Like the European honey bee which we are all familiar with, bees love and are...
by James Quealy | Oct 6, 2018 | Community Gardens, Edgeworth David, Fagan Park, Garden Beds
Wicking garden beds. Wicking beds are self watering garden beds. A wicking bed has a water reservoir that sits underneath the soil your vegies grow in. To create a wicking bed you need a waterproof container or a garden bed frame that can be made waterproof. Wicking...
by James Quealy | Sep 6, 2018 | Community Gardens, Edgeworth David
Location – Edgeworth David community garden, Hornsby. The Edgeworth David community garden is a work in progress. The garden is evolving with fruit trees, vegetable gardens, a swale ( a drain that slows down rain runoff ), compost bins, worm farms, tool shed and...
by James Quealy | Oct 26, 2016 | Food to Grow, Plants, Tasks
New growth is abundant now. Many shrubs and fruit trees are in flower. Early fruiting trees include loquats and mulberries. Fruit is forming on stone fruits, figs and guavas while flowering fruit trees include cherries, apples, pears, macadamia, pecan, citrus and...
by James Quealy | May 11, 2016 | Plants
Companion Planting Companion planting is growing vegetables, flowers and herbs together to create a healthy garden. Companion planting can provide nutrients to the soil. Colourful flowers attract pollinators and beneficial insects to the garden. Bees and insects that...
