Preparing your fruit trees for fire season
Protect your precious fruit trees and garden from fire risk with some pre-summer planning and taking a few key actions.
Did you accidentally over prune your fruit tree?
Over pruning fruit trees can result in a lack of fruit. It can force your tree to put energy into growing wood instead of fruit.
Leaf curl on fruit trees: causes and cures
Curly leaves on fruit trees can have multiple potential causes, for example, fungal disease, insects, or even nutritional issues.
The essential guide to thinning grapes
Thinning grapes is a simple tool that can increase the quality of the crop, protect the vines, and make sure your vines have fruit every year.
The importance of a diverse green manure seed mix
Diverse green manure seed mixes bring extra benefits to your soil. In fact, the more different seeds in your mix, the better!
Grow strawberries successfully with the right care
Getting a good yield of sweet strawberries starts with feeding and watering the plants regularly, and protecting them from pests and diseases.
Welcome to our organic farm
Welcome to our organic farm in central Victoria where we empower people to grow their own organic, nutrient-dense food.
How to grow strawberries (that taste sweeter than shop bought)
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes We believe most fruit tastes better homegrown, but supermarket strawberries are one of those fruits that feel like a cruel joke compared to homegrown. There’s nothing like the delicious, sweet little flavour bombs of your own fruit...
Mending broken branches in fruit trees
Broken branches are a common occurrence in fruit trees, caused by too much fruit or clumsy animals, but they can often be repaired.
How to make biochar: two backyard methods
Save money and turn waste wood into black gold. Here’s detailed instructions for how to make two biochar systems in your backyard.
Why am I seeing so many double fruits in my fruit trees?
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes In spring when you're doing your fruit thinning you may notice a lot of double fruits in your fruit trees. It seems to be more common in some seasons than others. It's also sometimes called twin fruit, or conjoined fruit. We often...
What is permaculture and why does it matter to fruit growers?
Learn how permaculture principles will add to your fruit-growing journey, from basic tree care to scaling up for self-sufficiency.
