Maintenance

Keeping your garden in top condition and highly productive.

M_BeneficialInsects
Attracting the good bugs into your garden.
  • lady-beetle-eatingIntroduction to beneficial insects
  • The role of beneficial insects in an organic garden
  • How to attract and keep beneficial insects in your garden
  • Identifying common beneficial insects in an edible garden
  • Resources for bug ID
  • Identifying insects in the garden with magnifying glass
  • Planting Good Bug Mix
  • Good Bug vs Bad Bug role-playing game

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M_CropRotation

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Create an abundant garden year after year.

  • Introduction to common crop rotation cycles
  • Preventing disease and breaking pest breeding cycles using crop rotation
  • Mixing annuals and perennials in crop rotation
 

M_Fertilising

Making and using organic fertilisers.


fertiliser-watering-can

  • Types of fertilisers - organic vs synthetic
  • Methods and timing of applications
  • Benefits of using the correct fertilisers
  • Nutrient deficient and plant language
  • Green manure crops
  • Selecting eco-friendly fertilisers
  • Make your own fertilisers
  • The use of slow release fertilisers
  • Make a bucket of comfrey tea
  • Apply worm juice and other liquid fertilisers

comfrey_2 compost-teac green-manure
 
M_GardenMaintenance


Maintaining a healthy and productive garden.


  • pruning_fruit_trees1Edible Schoolyard yearly maintenance schedule
  • What is maintenance and why we do it
  • How to maintain your garden
  • Successional Planting
  • Pest and Disease Management
  • Jobs in the subtropical edible garden
  • Tips for saving time, energy and money
  • Selection and care of garden tools
  • Garden tidy ups
  • Understanding weeds
  • Weed management - the organic way

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M_Irrigation



Be waterwise.


  • DripperwithdropDifferent methods of irrigating and how to apply them
  • Your plants' water needs
  • Designing your garden to save water
  • When to water and how
  • Storing and using water for irrigation
  • Irrigation systems and watering options
  • Water saving techniques
  • Sources of water
  • Create an irrigation system in easy steps
 

M_PestDiseaseManagement
How to manage common pests and diseases in an organic garden.


  • spray-bottleUnderstanding who's who in the garden
  • The important role insects play
  • Making peace with the pests
  • Integrated pest management strategies
  • The role of good garden design
  • Attracting beneficial insects to your garden/companion planting
  • Common diseases in the subtropical garden
  • Organic solutions to common problems (recipes for common pests and diseases)
  • Identifying insects in the garden
  • Planting out some Good Bug Mix
  • Identifying healthy/sick plants - understanding plant ‘language'

lady-beetle-eating willy-wagtail Green_Frog
 


Note: Depending on the level of garden party being delivered (Appetiser or Main Course) the above descriptions may vary.