RULES demanding buyers and sellers stick to their contractual obligations by a strict deadline have been…
Category: Home & Garden
Keeping black spot off your roses
BLACK spot is the rose growers’ eternal nemesis. A fungal disease, black spot displays as exactly…
Jobs for the yard in February
CITRUS trees are heavy feeders and need fertilising now. Use a specific citrus fertiliser and apply…
Has your rainwater tank been getting enough attention?
SUMMER on the Sunshine Coast means sun, sand, surf… and storms and bushfires. Is your rainwater…
An Aussie Christmas tree
THE holiday season is upon us and it’s time to put up the good old Christmas…
Perlite and vermiculite
SOMEONE recently asked me if perlite was a natural product, as it looks a bit like…
Are you ready for storm season?
ENERGEX crews are all set for summer and they are urging Queenslanders to ensure they too…
Jobs for the yard in December
THE long spells of dry winter weather can make your soils water repellent. Now’s a good…
Jobs for the yard in November
When your spring flowering bulbs such as jonquils and daffodils have died down, lift out the…
Rats and mice in the garden
WITH the weather warming and the rains starting, we’ll see an increase in pests around the…
Orchid Spectacular lives up to its name
THE Beerwah Community Hall was transformed into a sea of colour on September 24-25 as the…
Jobs for the yard in October
WATCH out for leaf miner in your citrus trees. Recent new growth is susceptible to this…