Plant Nutrition

Different nutrient levels can affect floral development and even colour
Nutrient

Plant nutrition: What, when, how, why

By John Fitzsimmons

Recent times have seen a rise in consumer concerns not just with ‘what’ they are buying but ‘how’ it was produced. Buying preferences have been increasingly flowing to ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘green’, ‘safer’, and ‘environmentally friendly’ labels. While the concepts are appealing it’s also easy to become a bit cynical about the real claims and benefits of some proliferating labels.Continue reading

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Display of the Nambour Orchid Society (Image: Patrick Regnault)
Fertiliser

All in the soil

By Patrick Regnault

The Queensland Garden Expo took place recently in Nambour. Once again it attracted a very good crowd of seasoned and new gardeners, all intending to obtain quality plants from growers, and reliable information from speakers as well as the Horticultural Media Association Australia (HMAA) Garden Clinic.Continue reading

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