Make your own pyrethrum
Wed, 03/02/2016 - 3:32pmIn the March/April 2016 issue of Organic Gardener Penny Woodward writes about pyrethrum as a natural pest control. Here is her explanation of how to make your own pyrethrum spray.
Pest & disease remedies
How to wipe out whitefly
Mon, 04/01/2016 - 12:28pmFight whitefly with home-made sticky traps, writes HELEN MCKERRAL.
Snail and slug protection
Fri, 27/11/2015 - 12:10pmPENNY WOODWARD explains how to keep these slimy critters away.
Citrus gall wasp
Mon, 13/07/2015 - 5:11pmPENNY WOODWARD explains the ins and outs of a citrus gall wasp’s lifecycle and what you can do to control them.
Pyrethroid pesticide warning
Wed, 11/02/2015 - 2:28pmPENNY WOODWARD asks how safe are our ‘safe’ insecticides?
Pennyroyal and ants
Sun, 16/02/2014 - 2:29pmPennyroyal, says PENNY WOODWARD, helps to control ants and other pests.
Pear and cherry slug
Fri, 27/12/2013 - 4:48pmKeep your eyes open for this nasty surprise says PENNY WOODWARD
Stop the rot - how to control pawpaw fruit rot organically
Wed, 19/06/2013 - 10:54amFruit rots are the curse of organic pawpaw growing. PHIL DUDMAN suggests some simple organic controls and cures.
Stop the rot
Thu, 31/01/2013 - 1:08pmJUSTIN RUSSELL gives the low down on the fungal disease brown rot, and suggests some simple control measures.
Protecting crops through exclusion
Tue, 30/10/2012 - 4:21pmJUSTIN RUSSELL spends an afternoon using the exclusion technique to protect his fruit trees from marauding pests.