Plant lots of coriander and parsley to keep the beneficials happy. Got it.

... sprinkle diatomaceous earth yr strawberries.

This is fascinating! I’ve actually seen those little brown remains of aphids on my rosebushes years ago. I don’t squish them because I don’t get a lot of them anymore. I stopped using pesticides on my rosebushes and that’s when all the predatory insects begun to thrive. I never realised some wasps were so tiny either. I just had a big colony of spider wasps living in one of my succulent pots and the whole colony moved on elsewhere after they’d cleaned up all the other insects which were most probably hidden under the plants in the gap between the soil and top of the pot. Really informative video. Thank you. 💚

I can’t tell if you’re both saying ladybugs 🐞 or ladybirds…?

Hi Christie, i am going to Bunnings today to buy the materials and install the irrigation system. I have not done anything like this before so hoping it will be good. Will let you know how it turns out. Question: is this system recommended for straight garden beds?

Im in Melbourne. Last year l discovered stainless steel mesh bags on Amazon. That and natural food traps from a local pest controller. The rats were atrocious, eating green passionfruit and all my tomatoes. This year l am repared and so far so good. My young Jack Russell is also a year older and faster, so that also may be helping. Good luck.

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I have a milkweed garden and inevitably it is overrun by golden aphids. I’ve seen a lot of ladybugs but it’s never enough to prevent the aphids from overtaking about a quarter of the plants. And that means late monarch caterpillars don’t survive because the plants are sickly. What can I do?

Zucchini end rot can be calcium deficiency, your tomatoes will benefit from it too

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Hi Christie, your garden is maturing really well. With just enough "issues" to learn from, to keep you on your toes! Gardens are always in transition and if we really observe the successes and analyze the failures, we will succeed more often than not. Every day is a new day to learn what works best in your beloved garden. Happy and healthy New Year to you and your family and thank you for sharing your delightful "infotorials" with us. 🍀😊💪

Hey there is a use for that awful soapy tasting herb that I hate. Guess I'll be growing coriander this year 🤢🤢😅😅 Thanks for this, it's nice to see some info about beneficial insects for Australian gardens!

Hi Christie, I've just discovered you and love your garden. You've obviously put a lot of thought and work into the design.

Looks like your zucchini overfertilized with nitrogen and not enough potassium and phosphorus. Leaves are big but fruits are bad.. also calcium is good if rotten fruits occur. Better spray with fertilizer because bad soil can block it for plants.

Your garden is looking so lovely! Homegrown corn is the best, enjoy!!

A suggestion for your berry plants: place them into a small bath tub. You could even dig a large hole and have the top level with the soil (yes it would be a large job digging out enough soil), alternatively, you could build a nice frame around it to match your existing veggie boxes. A piece of reo mesh as a support down the middle will give you something to tie them up /support them on. Keeps wandering roots contained.

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Hi Christie, Love the gardens' growth so far. It's really looking good and growing so fast. To get really good growth on my blueberries, I have been placing the peels of oranges, lemons, and limes at the bottom of the hole the blueberries will go into as a kind of top up of scraps to help make the garden bed acidic. You could do a test run on two blueberry plants. One with peels under it when planted and one that isn't planted with peels and just experiment to see which has the best growth. I also make a mix of plant mixture with perlite, vermiculite, sand, coconut coir, mushroom compost, and top soil. I then add sugar cane mulch on top to keep them moist and not dry.

Hi Christie. Happy new years to you and yours! Could I please ask you where you sourced both the organza bags + your garden arches from? Your new patch is much improved and absolutely gorgeous! I’m loving the transformation which I’m sure inspires you to greater growing heights. Love it! Update: @Lunasgarden kindly passed on the info about the bags. Thank you both! 🙏 Another quick question. Does your neighbour’s giant eucalyptus tree affect the amount of sunshine to your crops-and do you have any tips to counteract the loss of full sun in a veggie patch? I have a fairly large tree on my side of the fence, and my neighbour has an even bigger one just slightly to the left of it which means that in winter I may get less than 6 hours of patchy sun at the back of my garden. Any tips much appreciated.

To acidify the blueberry soil, I use pine needles which I collect nearby. And jolly jump up violas have self sown there because they like acid soil as well

I've seen those mysteriously empty aphid carcasses a thousand times. Now I know what they are!

Your garden looks amazing!!! Veggies growing so well. I’m very interested to see the video where you talk about those white oblong planters please. Which video was it please. I need to invest in those for next year as my polystyrene fruit boxes are not as pretty as they are. Thanks for another great video

“Hi!” Love seeing your kiddos on video 😂

At this time of year I always plant more tomatoes and capsicums for a late summer crop.

Please don't play music at the same time as speech, it makes listening impossible for some of us.

Thank you for the interview! So interesting! Next time I’ll take care of those insects. Greetings from Germany And happy new year! Stay nature 😊

G'day Christie, Happy New year to you and the whole family. :) I see the garden has survived all the attacks from 'pests' and most certainly have grown well in spite of the setback. I don't prune my tomatoes at all and let them flop all over the place and all I do is the weekly feed and water them; reason being I have already redone the soil before planting. Am looking forward to seeing how your plants survive the heat that's coming up. Also PLEASE stay hydrated!! :)

Awesome garden tour mate, looking so abundant. Some mulch (I use sugar cane as its cheap and effective) will help a ton, particularly for those drying out too soon : )

Ive just come across your videos, i love them ,ive recently used FormBoss edging that also develops a rusty patina !!This is so informative, ill be watching all your videos, thank you so much ,regards Annette 🤗

Hi Christie, that was me that emailed you about the organza bags 😊 I have not lost a passion fruit this year to rats. In fact I found one the other day that had fallen off the tree while still in the bag. When I brought it inside I noticed little bite marks on the fruit and bite marks on the bag, so the rat had tried to eat through but couldn’t…Yay!!! They are such great little bags. For Aussie viewers I got them in The Reject shop, $2 for a packet of 5. Great video as usual ❤

One of my favourite episodes yet!! Keep up the fantastic content Christie, your channel is our fave 👏🏼

Yer garden is a few weeks ahead of mine, I'm a hundred an 60 Km, north of you. I've had a few beans. They don't seem to like being behind the pumpkin plants. lol.

Totally relate to finding a quiet time while the children are busy-ish, so important for mums; make a video on parenting (i know a bit off topic for this channel but would love to hear your perspective on maintaining and find time for one’s work/hobbies with lil kids , much love!

I’ve used the organza bags on my figs and tomatoes. They do well. The birds ignore my bird tape unfortunately. Sunflowers and corn seems to attract a lot of red ladybugs here in Geelong.

Moon gate. New landscaping is settling in beautifully 💚💚💚

Cooool stuff Ms Christie! You constantly give me ideas on growing. My province girl asawa watch this vid w/me & loves this too. lol. I now have coriander in a pot & it's growing quite well. Also spinach & kale. Thank you.

Happy new year ! Great tips!

I’m no expert but I believe Blueberries require a different variety to be planted with them, maybe need to make that patch a little blueberry farm?

Christie thankyou for making these videos specially what to plant in specific months. How do you deal with the passion vine hoppers? I don’t have any passion fruit plant but I do have lot of these hoppers on my cucumber vine..

The rats/possums will attack your corn!

I have been having great success with Reflective bird tape (TEMU) that crackles and sparkles in the wind also Tinsel, cheap and readily available. Possum, birds and rats seem to avoid it so it might help some of your viewers. The nest draw string vegetable bags you can buy in the fruit area at Coles have been good for larger bunches of fruit and veg.

I buy from them all the time. They keep you updated with your shipment and if it's delayed they give you a credit. I'm not going to stop purchasing from them.

Very well done interview with a very knowledgeable entomologist.

Awesome Christie. Thanks

Lacewing larva and adults have a very painful bite. I appreciate them as predators but I hate it when they get on me and give me a bite 😂

I planted a bunch of thyme with all my veg this season. Surprise surprise. For the first time ever I’ve got pest free tomatoes and capsicum! A bunch of big tomatoes have grown on the soil and they are undamaged. Thyme is a game changer for me.

Wow. You know this guy is a wealth of useful information! I'm sure we've only tapped the tip of the tip of this ice berg!

I had no idea hover flies were so useful.

I like his approach. I am also always planting sacrificial plants, plants that attract pollinators, and generally just ensuring I have a good level of plant diversity. I never plant too many of the same plant together, always something inbetween. I have never had any real pest problems except for fruit fly. Still learning how to deal with fruit fly without using expensive netting or expensive chemicals.