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Vegetables Archive
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Stop abusing insecticides in rice
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsTo prevent devastating insect pest outbreaks in rice that cause millions of dollars of damage, the International Rice Research Institute has called for a ban on certain insecticides in rice... -
Five Australian dietary guidelines for health
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsAccording to the new Australian Dietary Guidelines released today for public consultation poor nutrition is responsible for around 16% of the total burden of disease and is implicated in more... -
Growing Sprouts
Posted on March 2, 2011 | 1 CommentEnjoying something fresh from your own kitchen bench is as simple as popping some seed into a sprouter. I bought mine from a local company, Green Harvest, here on the... -
Talking Dirty
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No CommentsComposting — an activity guaranteed to scare both the newbie and the seasoned gardener. I’ve tried both methods, anaerobic (without air) and aerobic (with air) and most of the latest... -
Tomatoes get fat on graft
Posted on August 30, 2010 | 4 CommentsTomato fetish, yes I mean fetish, not relish. Gardeners can be an obsessive lot and certain plants have a certain attraction. Tomatoes rope you in the day you produce your... -
Colourful veg
Posted on August 20, 2010 | 1 CommentIn one corner of my vegie patch I’ve planted rainbow chard (silverbeet) to replace the monotony of the green stemmed varieties. Next to these are red cabbages with grey green... -
Cucurbit glut or what to do with all those cucumbers
Posted on January 3, 2010 | 3 CommentsI grew, I’m guessing, about 30 kilos of cucumbers. I did try and offload some of them but in the end they were laid to waste in the compost heap.... -
Off with their heads
Posted on October 16, 2009 | 3 CommentsWe inherited some old black hens from the previous owner of our small property (just under two acres) at Kureelpa on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. I’ve added some pullets, or... -
The eyes are on the sweet potato
Posted on August 18, 2009 | No CommentsThe knobbly, deformed shape of the sweet potato is about to become a thing of the past with disease free rootstock producing beautiful compact potatoes that are easier to prepare and handle. Susan Kirk talks to research scientist Eric Coleman.
