Clive Larkman, Author at Hort Journal Australia

Modern kitchen gourmet potatoes (Image: Totum Revolutum, Pixabay)

To potato or not?

08/02/2023 Clive Larkman 1459 Views 0 Comments

By Clive Larkman

Over the last few years I have written about as many herbs and edible plants as I can find. Many of these are part of the Columbian Exchange. This was a major shift in the food and culture of the entire world.…

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Nursery Papers

Nursery Papers – Snails and Slugs in Nursery Production

08/02/2023 Horticultural Innovation Australia Limited 1529 Views 0 Comments

Horticultural Innovation Australia Limited

Introduced species of snails and slugs tend to be those commonly observed by people in Australia, some of which are major agricultural, landscape and nursery pests. For the most part, such species are introduced by ‘hitch hiking’ on potted plants, soil and fertilisers, pallets, and shipping containers on cargo and freight.…

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Business File

Parts of my business need a shake-up, what can I do differently?

08/02/2023 admin 1294 Views 0 Comments

By John Corban

As business owners we are busy, often being more hands-on than we want to be, so when someone asks if you are happy with every aspect of your business, we might currently think ‘enquiries are good, sales are good, but systems could be better and I need to offload some of my tasks so I have time to manage my business’.…

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Blurring the lines between backyard and beach (Image: TLA)

Landscape

Relaxed coastal perfection

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Fifth Season Landscapes believes that great results come from working collaboratively, and winning six accolades for their Clareville Project alone, in the 2022 Landscape Excellence Awards, proves that their approach works.

Nestled seamlessly on Clareville Beach, Sydney, the Chatswood-based team created a relaxed haven for the owners that melds beautifully with the surrounding environment, subtly blending both beach and bush settings.…

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Greener Spaces Better Places Update

What’s Growing on?

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School of thumb tests well in the market

School of Thumb, Greener Spaces Better Places’ horticultural content series, launched three episodes from Western Australia in September 2022 to increase demand for greenlife products. These episodes have been put through rigorous market testing by research agency Cubery on behalf of Hort Innovation.…

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Persimilis mites (orange) breed faster than two-spotted mites

Environment & Sustainability Pest and Diseases

Good bugs are no quick fix

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By Denis Crawford

Biological control may not be an instant pest solution, but it is a pest control option well worth pursuing.

Large parts of eastern Australia have just been through a very wet spring and early summer. That period of warm wet weather meant a boom time for mosquitoes, they were everywhere in huge numbers.…

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Avoid using soft plastics where possible (Image: Karen Smith)

Recycling

Buying back soft plastic recycled products

07/02/2023 Bruce Thompson 1429 Views 0 Comments

By Bruce Thompson

It’s all about supply and demand. With an oversupply of soft plastics collected and not enough of recycled products being purchased, we need to look at what is required to ensure the recycling program continues.

In late 2022, many Australians who had been diligently collecting their soft plastics and taking them to Woolworths, Coles and Aldi supermarkets to place into REDCycle bins, woke to the news that REDCycle had temporarily ceased their collection service.…

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Community plantings (Image: ABGMA)

Botanic Gardens

Greening our Garden

07/02/2023 Michael Elgey 1574 Views 0 Comments

Returning 40 hectares of native canopy at Australia’s largest Botanic Garden

By Michael Elgey

In 2019 the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan (ABGMA) secured NSW State Government grant funding as part of the Greening Our City initiative. Our successful proposal was to plant 22,500 native trees and return a canopy that was unfortunately cleared during European colonisation.

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Industry News

New coordinator at Geelong

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A lifetime passion for horticulture has recently seen Kellee Reissinger appointed Co-ordinator of the Geelong Botanic Gardens. She enthusiastically leads the way in introducing the Gardens to a broader audience, where the future is undefined and ready for the next evolutionary phase.…

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Industry News

Polish allotment gardening changing character

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Abstract: Polish allotment gardeners, who cultivate publicly owned urban space, constitute the largest group of city land managers in the country. Detailed studies about the uses of cultivated plants on allotment gardens do not exist.

The aims of (this) study are to document plant richness and diversity of allotment-garden use and to explore the (changing) purpose of such gardens.…

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