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The Mystery of the Twisted Carrots!

This little Miss Smarty Plants has harvested her first crop of baby carrots but was amazed at how they looked!  They were funny looking things; all misshapen with two and even three legs!  Miss Smarty Plants was left scratching her head about this mystery of the twisted carrots! Well, the answer is easy.  The soil […]

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Grow Some Bird ‘Tweats’

Birds love vegies!  Obviously even bird brains know that vegies are good for you! Birds like just about all raw vegies but they definitely have their favourites. All birds love broccoli.  The little ones pick off the tips and the big ones chew on the flowers and the stem. Cabbage is another great bird ‘tweat’ […]

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Recycle. Re-use. Remarkable!

Gardeners are incredible!  They never let anything go to waste and they are amazing recyclers. A gardener reuses their pots that they brought home from the garden centre to grow new seedlings in, to put upside down over sticks to scare off the birds or to lay on the ground to collect those pesky snails […]

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Take a Deep Breath!

Here’s a question for all the mums and dads (and the teachers).  Put up your hand if you’ve ever used a humidifier to improve the air quality in your kid’s bedroom or bought one of those fandangled vacuum cleaners with the special filter that cleans the air.  And whilst you’re at it, have you ever […]

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Grow some ‘greens’ for your pet.

I bet you just love your pet.  Do you spoil it rotten? Do you take it for walks or give it a brush or talk to it for hours on end?  Have you ever grown your pet it’s own fresh grass? Pets love fresh greens every now and then.  In fact, almost all pets like […]

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Apply now for the 2013 Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grant!

When you start digging you find that businesses all over Australia are supporting community groups that are trying to encourage kids into gardening and other active pursuits. If you are part of a kids group such as a youth group, scouts group, kindergarten, daycare centre or even a group organised by your primary or high […]

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The Blog!

  • Gardening’s not rocket science!

    Years ago, when our parents planted out their vegie patches, they turned over the soil, mixed some sheep manure through,...

    08 Dec,13
  • Have fun with your food!

    Just because I’m a grown up doesn’t mean that I can’t play with my food! The other day, I became...

    05 Dec,13
  • Little Halloween Pumpkin Heads

    Did you manage to grow some pumpkins for Halloween this year?  Don’t worry if you didn’t as they’re still available...

    28 Oct,13
  • Crazy Capsicums

    Capsicums are a confusing vegetable; not least because they are actually a fruit!  But also because they are related to...

    20 Oct,13
  • Take broccoli off the table!

    Since the beginning of time parents have been asking the age old question, ‘How do I get my kids to...

    06 Oct,13
  • Garden Gnomes are Back

    Yay! Garden Gnomes are back! Where have they been all these years?  I imagine that, having been discarded by gardeners...

    18 Sep,13
  • Planting a Bare-rooted Fruit Tree

    It’s winter! It’s time to plant an orchard!  You can do this at any time of the year but in...

    06 Jun,13
  • Warheads v. Radishes!

    Why will kids turn up their noses at radishes but they’ll eat Warhead candies?  Or they refuse to eat Brussels...

    03 May,13
  • Room to Move

    I get a bit peeved when I watch some gardening shows or read gardening books that tell people that they...

    26 Apr,13
  • Veg Out!

    Veg out!  Don’t you just love vegging out?  Sitting on the sofa doing absolutely nothing except watching a bit of...

    08 Feb,13
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