Pest and disease threats
Here's two threats to your harvest that you need to look out for in your garden: citrus leafminer and powdery mildew.
Stop those snails and slugs!
Penny Woodward has a constant challenge keeping snail and slugs from chomping away at her vegies! Learn how she does it.
How to protect limes from pests
Limes look gorgeous in your garden and add a tasty tang to meals in your kitchen -- so you don't want pests getting to them before you do.
Snails begone!
Peas appear to be a favourite of snails and slugs in vegie patches, here's a simple solution that you can make yourself to keep them away.
White oil spray
Make your own white oil spray to use on sap sucking insects, mealy bug, aphids, two-spotted mite, citrus leaf miner, whitefly and scale.
Garlic pests and diseases
Try these recipes to combat the main problems for homegrown garlic: fungal diseases rust and fusarium, and black aphid pests.
Ants – friend or foes
Ants are part of life in Australia, says Denis Crawford, and are very important in the environment.
Southernwood
This important insect-repellent herb has lots of uses says Penny Woodward
How to prevent and treat bugs and citrus gall wasp
Denis Crawford suggests organic remedies for the major pests afflicting citrus.
On fruit patrol
There can be some nasty pests and diseases in the summer orchard.Try Peter Cundall's trusted control methods.
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Create a slug barrier
Peter Cundall first suggested this method of pear and cherry slug control.