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It can be useful as a rather effective fungicide, so there is that.

My little 2c worth is work on 1 square metre at a time (or 2, or 5, depending on your fitness level, time, and resources). Don't try to do too much all at once. Create one small garden bed. Instead of making a compost pile and waiting for it all to break down to add to the garden bed, compost it...

I was reading some time ago about a large experiment with this in China. They found that there is a significant (NB: significant in science is far less than the common English definition of the word would have us thinking of) increase in growth and production with the use of copper wiring, but...

I originally got the white version of the "lady" prong because it was on clearance for $10 at a local hardware store, a week later I picked up the pink one for $10, because why not? It was $10! Figured seeing as they will probably outlast me and won't be available at all soon enough, I'll get...

I ordered them the same day I saw the video which was a few hours after it was released, which was what... around Nov 7th? They finally arrived yesterday. Now I have the full set.

I ordered the three prongs I don't already own, still waiting for them to arrive.

The taste test. Even if people have no interest in growing garlic, they should watch the video for the sake of the taste test.

Native Aussie animals and insects with also thrive with the right exotic plants, you just need to know what the animals and insects need then find exotic plants you like that can meet those needs. There are not very many Aussie animals that are species specific with their needs [slowly pushes...

What Berkeloid said. Also, it is well worth getting a good pest inspector to have a look at it as well. A pest inspector will be able to spot some specific pest related problems that general building inspectors might miss. The building inspector is interested in making sure your building is...

That can happen for a few reasons, but when glyphosate is the real culprit, it's because it got into the soil which it shouldn't be allowed to do. It should only be spot sprayed onto the leaves of the plants to be eliminated preferably in the morning, those plants should be left alone and not...

Hmm... blog style article, not a peer reviewed scientific article. Okay. It was interesting. It referenced and linked back to some valid sources about glyphosate. Classic buzzword that one though, which for the record is yes, potentially harmful if misused (then again so are most common...

Airconditioner? What is this thing you speak of? I can't grow anything inside anyway except in the kitchen, as it's the only room that's bright enough, and even then the light has to be turned on to make it bright enough. The top of my large fridge which is the closest point to the light is...

To just buy blood oranges, I have no idea. If you want to buy a blood orange tree so you can grow your own, The Citrus Men, Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery, and Ross Creek Tropicals (Queensland only) all have several varieties. Not all blood oranges taste like raspberry, some do taste more like...

Ah the orchid bug, I have recently felt that one. My grandmother used to have a shade house in her back yard full of orchids and bromeliads. I was conned by my mother into believing the hype about orchids being fussy and hard to grow, then earlier this year I discovered dendrobiums, I now have...

Any time English Ivy causes damage to a building, it's because the building was damaged and not structurally sound to begin with. If it's built properly, which means there's no cracks for ivy to get into and force apart, ivy can't hurt it as it will just cling to the face of the wall...

After doing all those things, may I ask, how are you so sure it's nematodes that are the problem? Are they root-knot or lesion nematodes?

I hate to be a harbinger, but if you know so little about fixing a roof that you need to ask questions like what materials to use, it's probably going to be a lot better for you in every way to get a professional roofer or builder or handyman to fix it for you. Do you have house insurance? That...

I've over 1000kms from my old residence. I honestly have no idea why I like those vines so much, I just do. Have you tried growing rhubarb under some shade cloth or under a dappled shade tree? Or as an annual from Autumn to Spring through Winter?

Availability hasn't been a problem for me so far, so long as I'm willing to wait for the right season to roll around, except for one plant. For a year now I've been trying to get my paws on a Pandorea pandorana "snowbells", which is a type of wonga wonga vine, and I can't seem to get one from...

Natives are the best. In winter when all the exotics are dormant and not flowering, many of our native plants are showing off their blooms and feeding all the bees.