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Ladybirds In Your Garden!

September 6, 2012 / Admin / Growing Herbs, Herb Blog, Problem Solving

Ladybirds may appear to be beautiful and harmless but, in fact, are ferocious predators with a voracious appetite for sap-sucking insects. Aphids and other sap-sucking insects are common in our West Australian gardens, feeding in large colonies on the plant juices of the new buds and shoots on roses, fruit trees and other valued plants. […]

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Basil, the herb for everyone

September 6, 2012 / Admin / Growing Herbs, Herb Blog

Basil (Ocimum basilicum) conjures up wonderful images of summer brunches sipping on wine and dining on bruschetta spread with pesto, salads drizzled with basil dressing and tomato, basil and rocket pizzas. When the fragrance of basil fills the garden we know that it’s not long until summer arrives. To the ancient Greeks and Romans, basil […]

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Chillies – Hot Stuff

September 6, 2012 / Admin / Growing Herbs, Herb Blog

Collecting chillies has become a growing trend in WA, especially amongst male gardeners. It seems that the new measure of a man is the heat of the chilli that he grows and eats. The hotter the chilli, the hotter the man! Fortunately for our men, they can develop a tolerance to the heat level of […]

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Coriander – The Trick to Growing It!

September 6, 2012 / Admin / Growing Herbs, Herb Blog

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) has a pungent, citrus flavour to the leaves that some people adore and others detest.  In fact, its name is actually derived from the Greek word for bug as they thought that is smelt like one that had been squashed! Coriander grows best where the climate is hot and humid.  In most parts of […]

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Pet Friendly Herbs

August 23, 2012 / Admin / Herb Blog, Pet Herbs, Using Herbs

Try these tricks for keeping your pet healthy and happy: · CATGRASS supplies cats with a ready supply of essential vitamins and minerals often missing from their diets and is a natural aid to hairball removal.  Dogs, birds, guinea pigs and rabbits also love catgrass. · CATNIP can send a cat into a state of euphoria for up to […]

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