Foodscaping Bondi

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16/06/2024

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-14/benefits-native-bees-why-you-should-have-to-your-garden/103968060

Whether you're interested in the sweet benefits of backyard beekeeping or making your home more appealing to solitary species of native bees, what can you do to attract them to your garden?

01/04/2024

Autumn Tree Care Tips with The Tree Surgeon Professionals

30/01/2024

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/spotters-guide-australian-flies-species-pests-and-good-deeds/103158802?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web

You may want every fly to buzz off this summer, but according to a nature writer, some deserve an invitation because the overwhelming majority of more than 30,000 species in Australia are too busy doing good deeds to have an interest in your barbecue.

22/01/2024

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-22/violet-species-found-in-tasmania-for-first-time/103350044?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web

A bushwalker who came across a small flower in a Tasmanian national park and snapped a photo did not realise she'd made a significant discovery at the time.

15/01/2024

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-film-plant-talking-to-its-neighbor-and-the-footage-is-incredible

Imperceptible to us, plants are surrounded by a fine mist of airborne compounds that they use to communicate and protect themselves.

14/01/2024

https://www.lfwseq.org.au/native-vs-weedy-commelinas/?fbclid=IwAR3ojdpcs0VkjPkv9hSluwySHyGTnOSpRjfljd-ACohRLhVtIT0Mp3u_yVs

Commelinas are a group of groundcover herbs commonly referred to as dayflowers due to the fact that the delicate flowers only last a day or so. In south-east Queensland (SEQ) … Continue reading Native vs. Weedy Commelinas

03/07/2023

04/06/2023

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/botanic-gardens-sydney-renaming-plants/hckvd3uqp

28/04/2023

Myth busted: You don't need to put gravel in the bottom of plant pots! 😱 That's right, gravel in the bottom of plant pots does not improve drainage.

After watering, most of the water will drain out through the holes, whether you have gravel or not. But, because of the way the growing media interacts with water, the bottom part of your media wants to stay extra wet and gravity isn't enough to pull this extra moisture down and out through the holes--this is called a perched water table. Gravel won't help the water drain from the perched water table. The gravel just moves the perched water table up higher in the pot closer to plant roots.

If you want to prevent holes from clogging or leaking growing media, try a broken terracotta pot, paper, or square of wide mesh.

Read more about how gravel in the bottom of pots can contribute to saturated soils: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dodge/the-hard-truth-about-rocks-at-the-bottom-of-planting-containers/?fbclid=IwAR3W818iq9jundc7srU8BgNTT9HXSrJEcHlabukpJsAp4bsD0TpHjBND2z8

Image text:
Title reading "Myth busted: Gravel in plant pots does not improve drainage" two side-by-side pots with identical plants and roots growing towards bottom of the pot. In one pot, a blue layer of wet soil sits at the bottom of the pot. In the other, a blue layer of wet soil sits atop a layer of gravel, moving it up so roots are touching the wet soil. Text reads: The wettest soil is at the bottom of the pot. and Gravel moves the wettest soil up in the pot, closer to the roots, which can lead to rot (bad for plants). That's right! You do not need to put grave in the bottom of your pots.

20/04/2023

02/04/2023

(The Hill) — Tomato and to***co plants make distinctive sounds when cut or dehydrated, a new study has found. Those sounds change depending on the plant emitting them and the type a…