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Setting a tap timer for the vegetable patch
Fit a timer with a pressure reducer and filter, measure the dripper output to set a starting run time, check the soil with a trowel, water...
Gardening in dry shade under trees: what will grow, and how to help it
The bare, dusty ground under a big tree is mostly a root and rain problem, not just shade. How to plant there without harming the tree,...
Morning or evening: when to water the vegetable garden
Why morning watering suits vegetables best, when evening watering is just as good, how to water in the evening without inviting disease and snails, and what...
A firewise vegetable garden: growing food on a bushfire-prone block
Where vegetable beds sit on a bushfire-prone block, what to build and mulch them with, how to water them, what to clear before the season, and...
The finger test: how to tell when a pot or bed needs water
How to check a pot or a garden bed with your finger or a trowel, what dry, damp and wet mean at depth, and two quick...
Fertiliser burn: how to spot it and fix it
Brown, crisp leaf edges and a plant wilting in wet soil a few days after feeding point to fertiliser burn: salts pulling water out of the...
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