I give my weeds to my chickens as a scratchy. It gets pilled up each day, torn apart by the chickens only to be added to. I find that after awhile I have lovely recycled soil to put back onto my beds. Any left overs then get put into my compost bin. I have also just put the weeds into black plastic ...

I CANNOT garden without them. I find that it is also a safety issue to prevent spider bite.

I have a small plastic kids pool that they use which I clean out daily. Great stuff for the garden!! I find that they are very territorial and will not wonder too far so if you have somewhere where they can stay away from a prized pond they will not venture too far. You can also just give them a buc...

I keep mine trimmed to a reasonable size all of the time. Feed them to my goats

I have ducks and would not be without them. They give me eggs, lots of liquid fertiser and great mulch. I find that once the garden is established that they do very little damage in my veggie patch which has raised beds. They clean up all the insects and unlike chickens that scratch and make a mess ...

I make ice-cream and have one of the 'place the bowl in the freezer'. I make a batch a week. I freeze all my berries and have containers of pureed fruit. I can then use these in ice-cream or make jam as desired. I freeze, youngberries, raspberries, loganberries, mulberries and the three types of cur...

This had happened to me in the past and was told that the seeds can rot away if watered after planting. I now soak the seeds prior to planting and not again until they appear. I now have complete success.

Mulches are a must in Australia as without them we wouldnt have a garden. I use lots of different types. The best if I can get it is seagrass. I collect this from the beach and use it thickly over the surface around existing plants. Pea-straw made by mulching left-overs (can be bought in pales). Pin...

Planting them deep will encourage new roots to develop and make for a stronger plant.

I have tried both methods and non-blanching is by far better and you dont waste time. I just then take them from the freezer and microwave them when needed. My kids can also do all the cutting up which they enjoy.