Grower stories Archives

Observations from Oxhill Organics April 26

Last week, Lee and the kids paid a visit to Chris Eggert at Oxhill Organics, and it’s worth a discussion. Background Chris is a Biocast customer, and he always inspires us with the different things he’s trying to improve the family’s organic dairy farm. We should...

Grower Stories: Kerrie and Kristian’s Trees

Grower stories

Photo credit: Aus Eco Solutions Kerrie Guppy has been an enthusiastic proponent of Biocast for years. Kirsty had a chat with her about how she and her team use it for tree planting. Kerrie and her husband Kristian own Aus Eco Solutions, offering “environmentally...

Grower stories: Jason’s pasture

Agriculture

Jason Simmons of The Overseer Saddlery at Armidale, NSW, is one of our Biocast stockists. He runs cattle on his 500 acre property, and has been using Biocast since 2017. He predominantly uses it as a seed dressing, and once a year as a foliar spray. Jason has as very...

Grower stories: Karyn and Carissa’s inoculated seed for pasture

Agriculture, Grower stories

Lee recently had a chat with Karyn Cassar of Benmar Farm, an organic dairy at Hannam Vale on the NSW mid north coast, about how their inoculated seed for pasture is going. The results are very promising! Karyn and Carissa inoculated their rye grass seed for seeding...

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...