Recent articles by Phil Dudman
Growing mangoes made easy
Here are seven ways to help you grow (and eat!) delicious, lip-smacking, home-grown fruit.
How to prune roses in summer
Pruning stimulates new growth, and the new growth is where the flower buds form. For healthy, full flowers next season, follow these simple steps.
Sow and grow onions
This step-by-step guide will teach you an easy multi-sowing technique for growing onions that saves time and space while bringing bumper returns.
Why didn’t my seeds come up?
Does this happen at your place? Seeds that you didn’t even know were there come sprouting out of the compost with incredible ease, but the ones you sow yourself simply fail to cooperate! What can you do to change this?
Easy vegies to plant in spring
Here are five low-fuss vegies to plant in spring for spring and summer eating.
Tips for pruning citrus
The way to manage the shape and size of an established citrus tree is to prune annually. Here are some tips and tricks...
What’s the difference?
Spade or shovel? Get to know your products, tools and methods.
Herbs to grow in winter
Discover herbs that thrive in the cooler months and learn how to grow them!
10 easy ways to minimise weeds
Keeping weeds under control can feel like an endless job, but there are clever ways of making lighter work of these pesky plants. Here are some top tips to managing weeds.
Control cabbage caterpillars
Here are some helpful ways to prevent caterpillars getting into and destroying your vegie patch.
Trap fruit fly
Fruit fly can be a serious problem for fruits, including apple, pear, stone fruit, loquat, feijoa, passionfruit, capsicum, tomato and pomegranate.