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G'day, I have 6 Worm Farms that were all building up well. Today I went to feed them. Last week all were good. Today one of them a 3 tier box had very few Worms. It was covered in I think Dung Beetles. On the top where there was still some food there were heaps of beetles but only a few...

G'day, I have not purchased a Compost Tumbler as yet. I still do the Regular Turning Method. Turning one bay over into another bay. Cheers Perry

G'day ClissAT, I have my own chooks. I have been raising babies for years. This is the first time this has happened to me. I want to put down another batch of eggs. I think I will wash out the Incubator as I normally do. This time I will spray it with Bleach and wash it again. I cannot...

G'day, I have a Bellsouth 100 Egg Incubator. I normally get a hatch rate of 30+ eggs from 40 eggs. The last batch were due on Friday. I could hear them so I knew they had hatched. I took about 25 out of the incubator. I noticed that two of the chicks were laying down and could not stand up. I...

G'day JohnH, I am still trying to convince my wife that it is not just a Toy but something that will be beneficial to our garden. My birthday is coming up. I will ask her to buy one for me, US!!!!! It is her garden as well. Cheers Perry

G'day, Thank you for your reply. I have decided to go ahead and purchase the Tumbler as I think it will serve it's purpose. Cheers Perry

G'day, I noticed Mark has a Compost Tumbler. I saw this Tumbler an Bunning Web Page. I am thinking of purchasing one. Has anybody got one like this? Do you recommend it? If not what do you suggest? Cheers Perry

G'day, I was given 6 young banana suckers. I want to know the best way to plant them. I had 4 trees before. When they had a bunch of fruit on them they would bend in half and the fruit would be on the ground. I tried to prop them up. Because they were in an open paddock the strong winds we...

G'day Andrew, At the bottom of the inlet 2" pipe in the Dam. I have a Foot Valve. I made a float so that the foot valve sits about 18" under the surface of the water. I used to have sprinklers and never had problems. With drip irrigation I would not be wasting water by sprinkling water where...

G'day, I have a Fire Fighter pump beside my Dam. I have a 2" Poly Pipe up to my house & garden. I want to put in some trickle irrigation. I have looked on Youtube for ideas for a water filter. Please could somebody advice me to whether it would be best to install a Water Filter at the inlet to...

G'day, I have bee hives on my property. I looked at the hives yesterday and only saw a few Drones. My mate want me to make him a Nuc to put on his property. I was thinking that it might be too early in the Spring to do that. Please could a Bee Keeper tell me if I can do it now or wait a few...

G'day, Please could somebody tell me where I can purchase about 8 mt of the Plastic Shade Cloth. Bunnings has the shade houses and replacement covers but not the Plastic Material that can be cut to length. I have tried all the places I can think of in Maryborough. So I would have to find a...

G'day ClissaAT, Thank you you have helped me again. I will make up the Potting Mix and test the pH and adjust it accordingly. Cheers Perry

G'day, My wife has lots of Desert Rose Plants to re pot. Somebody suggested Bunnings Cactus Mix. I would need about 4 bags at least. Has anybody any suggestion how to make your own. One person told me they only use small gravel and fertilize the plants with liquid fertilizer. Cheers Perry

G'day Letsgokate, Thank you for your reply. I will give Zyretec a try. Luck my dog, is a very fussy eater he prefers dry food. Trying to give him a tablet is like fighting with a Lion. If I put it in a piece of cheese he eat the cheese and spit out the tablet. I will see how I go once I get...

G'day, I have a white Maltese Dog. He has a regular flea tablet. He does not have fleas. He is constantly scratching licking and biting as though he has fleas. I purchased some Oatmeal Shampoo & Conditioner from the Vet. I bathed him and yet he continue to scratch etc. Any Ideas what I can...

G'day ClissaAT, Thank you for your advice I appreciate that. There is a local grower in Hervey Bay that sell vegetables much cheaper than in the Supermarket. I will wait for Spring and get some ginger from him. Cheers Perry

G'day, I have harvested my Ginger. I have sorted the large roots that I will use in my cooking. There are allot of small roots. Please could somebody tell me if I should wait until Spring to plant them or can I do it now. I will be planting it in the same built up garden I had it in before...

G'day, Please could somebody tell me what has gone wrong with my Ginger. The Ginger was growing really well. I received a message when I asked about how to tell when you could harvest it. I was told after flowered. It never flowered. Now it looks like it is dying. I have only used Worm Pee &...

G'day, I have found out what the fruit is called. It is a Star Apple. Unfortunately most of the fruit have dripped off. I hope some that are left will grow to ripen so that I can take a photograph.