western-queensland-gardening-guide.pdf - South West NRM

Index
Aphids 54
Ants 18
Australian native plants,
how to fertilise 37
suitable for hot, dry areas 12
suitable for salty conditions 9
Birds, '
how to attract 23
Borax 67
Bore water,
effect on soils I
effect on vegetables 3
gardening with 1
how much to use 1
lawns and 1 5
Cabbage spray 69
Caterpillars 55, 57
Chemicals,
and safety 49
guide for 65
Citrus,
fruits 50
pests of 50
trees 42
Citrus aphid 51
Citrus gall wasp 51
Clay soils, 1
how to improve 4
species for 13
Compost 35
Condy's crystals 67
Curcurbits,
fungal diseases of 54
pests of 53
Dibbling 46
Dieback,
in roses 57
Drippers 22
Felted grass coccid 18
Fertiliser, 16,27
rates of 38
types of 39
Fertilising 23,47
Flowers,
recommended pH range for 7
Frost,
and mulch 34
Fruit,
recommended pH range for 8
Fruit fly 50,66
Garlic spray 66
Germination of seeds 44
Grasshoppers 59
Grazing 33
Gypsum,
and soil improvement 16
Hardening off 47
Herbicides 33
Hessian bags,
as mulch 36
Insects,
treatment for 60
Lawns,
bore water and 15
grubs in 17
how to improve health of 4
Leaf-eating ladybird 53
Locusts 59
Mildew 54, 57, 59
Mulch,
how to position 5, 26, 34
potential problems of 34
to reduce evaporation 29
types of 35
Nematodes 55
Newspaper,
as mulch 36
Nicotine spray 67
Organic matter, 16
importance of 5
Organic pest control 66
Pesticides, 63
safety and 64
Pests, 17,48
organic recipes to control 66
PHI
recommended range 7
sulphur and 5
soil nutrients and 2
Plant cuttings 20
Pots,
growing plants in 6
re-potting 47
Pumpkin beetle 53
Red scale 50
Root pruning 46
Roses 57
Sandy soils, 1
how to improve 4
species for 14
Seed,
how to obtain 43
germination of 43
Seedlings,
planting of 25
Soil,
chemical treatment of 4
plants for alkaline 10
types of in western Queensland I
Spined citrus bug 52