The green revolution with its chemical fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides is devouring its children and laying waste to the land on which farmers and their customers depend. The diversion of what water there is for giant irrigated enterprises, particularly cotton at the top of the Murray Darli...
The tall varieties like Royal Hybrid produce one big flower and need lots of sun.Make sure your seeds are organic if growing these flowers for bird food and don’t spray your plants with pesticides or herbicides. Chemicals hurt the birds and wildlife that will live among your plants in the...
Herbicides and pesticides have many unintended consequences. Chief among them is the unintentional killing of the “good bugs”. With an eye toward soil (and subsequent plant) health, you will foster communities of natural predators, such as ladybugs, praying mantises, and spiders. The bonus, of...