Five tips for improving water infiltration

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Whether your water’s coming from rain or irrigation, you want it getting where it counts – down to the root zone of your plant; and, ideally, deep into the soil to keep things ticking on later too. We don’t want to waste that light sprinkle with it...

How to do a soil water infiltration test

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A soil’s ability to soak up water quickly is a sign of its health, and good news for you with regards to water efficiency. The simple water infiltration test we describe here will allow you to see what will likely happen on any spot next time it rains or you use...

Grower stories: Del’s backyard

Grower stories, Home gardens

Delwyn Thomas. Horticulturist, Floriculturist and design Florist, author of ‘What Cut Flower is That’. “Almost three years ago in late spring, Lee offered to spray my garden with Biocast+. Within a few days I was fascinated to notice there was no...

Grower stories: Peter’s orchids

Commercial, Grower stories, Home gardens

Peter Bisoglio. Former owner and grower at Forest Glen Roses, Glenorie. “As a former nurseryman and cut flower grower I am quite passionate about and spend considerable time planting , maintaining, tending and extending my garden, I grow a range of vegetable...

Grower stories: Gabe and Fiona’s flower nursery

Commercial, Grower stories

Gabriel and Fiona Poole, Pinnacle Nursery Wingham. “We grow cut flowers in coco peat bags and pots in a semi hydroponic system. In about April 2015 we started using the Biocast through the fertigation system. Though we were quite sceptical and reluctant at...

Why we love regenerative agriculture

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You may not have considered it, but regenerative agriculture applies even to worm farmers, like me. I love being part of people’s regenerative journeys, and it has reinvigorated my passion for what we do. Our farm is on Oxley Island, an island in the delta of the...