150g butter 2/3 cup honey 1/3 cup caster sugar 2 cups rice bubbles 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup sultanas 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup dessicated coconut Wash hands. Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease a lamington tray and then line it with baking paper. In a large bowl, mix the rice bubbles, rolled oats,…
Controlled release fertiliser are tiny granules called prills that are packed with food for plants which they release gradually over a long length of time. They are really useful when gardening because they can be applied to a pot or a garden and feed the plants for between 3 and 6 months. A prill of…
Yay! Garden Gnomes are back! Where have they been all these years? I imagine that, having been discarded by gardeners all over the country, they bundled all their worldly goods into pieces of spotted red fabric which they attached to sticks, and wandered off dejectedly to find another place to call home. But, we’ve missed…
Well, this is confusing. Should we put slaters into the good bug or the bad bug section? They can be both! In the end we put them in with the Bad Bugs because sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM Slaters look like tiny grey tanks, scurrying through…
Vegetables, herbs and flowers are almost all annuals which means that they grow very fast but for just one season. But, the faster they grow the more they need to be fed! In gardening, feeding plants is called fertilising. To fertilise plants we use fertiliser which has lots of nutrients in them. Liquid fertiliser is…
Australia is a hot, dry country so we tend to use a lot of water and because it is a precious resource that we need to look after, many state governments have water restrictions. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY During spring, summer and autumn, gardeners in the ACT can use sprinklers between 6pm and 9am on any…
1 cup plain flour 1 cup wholemeal flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp bicarb soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 2 cups grated carrot 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 3/4 cup orange juice 1/2 cup melted butter Wash hands. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Prepare a muffin tray by lining it with paper…
The word ‘carnivorous’ means something that eats meat. Normally we think of animals such as tigers and lions as being carnivorous but actually, there are some plants that are carnivorous too! The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) is probably one of the best known. It is absolutely fascinating because it is only small, growing to…
Make a family of pikelets for your own family or friends. If you’re really clever you can even make the pikelets look just like them. What a great idea for a fun afternoon tea! 1 cup self-raising flour 1 tbs caster sugar 3/4 cup milk 1 egg, lightly beaten Method: In a mixing bowl, combine…
Do you know who the ‘Mousekateers’ were? Ask mum or dad to tell you and then have some fun cooking these delicious Mouse-Carrot-Ears! 500g beef mince 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 small onion, grated 1 zucchini, grated 1 carrot, grated 2 tbs tomato sauce Salt and pepper Vegetable oil 1 carrot, sliced…