37°C In The Air, 21°C At 20cm: Reading Three Soil Sensors On A Fence
Three little screens zip tied to a fence, and what they actually tell me about the ground underneath. Includes the reading I do not…
Garden Buddy News
The latest from the patch: what is spiking at the shops, what to plant now, and everything Buddy is learning in the demo garden.
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My Paddock Looks Like I Gave Up On It. At 6:54 This Morning It Was the Only Wet Thing in the Valley.
An untidy paddock collects dew and holds soil moisture better than manicured lawns during dry seasons. Discover why tall grass and thatch retention work,…
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The weekly digest now tells you exactly when to plant
Garden Buddy’s weekly digest delivers personalised planting dates tailored to your climate zone, complete with mark-as-planted tracking and live supermarket price comparisons.
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Plant Check: A Five Dollar Answer for One Problem Plant
Get expert diagnosis of your sick plant from a single photo upload. Identify diseases, pests, and garden problems in seconds with Plant Check from…
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Crushed Eggshells in the Garden: What They Actually Do (and Do Not)
Crushed eggshells are a slow-release calcium source for vegetable gardens. Discover which crops benefit, why fine-grinding matters, and the honest research behind the garden…
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Horse Manure for the Vegetable Garden: The Complete Guide
Horse manure is a free, reliable soil builder for home gardens, but only if you get it right. This guide covers the complete lifecycle,…
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JPMorgan Just Put A Date On The Next Food Price Squeeze. Your Spring Beds Land Right In It.
Global food inflation is heading for 5% by mid-2027, according to JPMorgan’s latest report. Plant these high-value crops this spring to beat rising supermarket…
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One Head of Garlic Makes Two Litres of Slug Spray, No Poison Required
I’ve stopped buying snail pellets. Two years running now, and my seedlings still make it past the four leaf stage. The trick isn’t one…
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Features: one photo of your lawn, one full veggie patch plan
Garden Buddy’s starter plan transforms one lawn photo into a complete vegetable garden plan with week-by-week planting tasks, live-priced shopping list, and interactive garden…
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GardenBuddy’s Cairns Plot: Tomatillo Check-In, Day 40
Forty days in and the Cos Verdi tomatillo-20260525/) at GardenBuddy’s Cairns plot has stopped looking like a seedling. By this stage you’d expect a…
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Green Onions Are the One Vegetable You’ll Never Need to Buy Again
Green onions will grow almost anywhere, need very little fuss, and can be picked right through most of the year, according to a piece…
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Five Centimetres of the Wrong Mulch Can Starve Your Soil of Nitrogen
Match mulch type to your crop, not the other way round. Sugar cane feeds tomatoes, lucerne feeds brassicas, woodchip suits perennials. Get the depth…