by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Commercial Projects, Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Horticulture Projects, Landscape Projects, WaterUps, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 15th September 2021 by Eric Sturman and Ian Collins Drip irrigation is probably the most widely used system of irrigation in landscaping. So we thought we would see how wicking bed sub-irrigation using WaterUps® compares. We look at both irrigation systems in...
by admin | Sep 4, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, WaterUps, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 3rd September 2021 by Ian Collins and Tia Ngawhika Community gardens are localized hubs for environmental change. They increase urban greenery and knowledge about healthy eating and provide relatively inexpensive food sources. By tackling the issue of food...
by admin | Aug 31, 2021 | Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Raised beds, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, School Gardens
Posted: 31August 2021 by Ian Collins Angus has completed a trial of the Flexi Frame protective cover for our Oasis 1680 bed. He compared its performance to a similarly planted adjacent bed that used a chicken wire cover. For more details on our Oasis 1680...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 20th August 2021 by Eric Sturman Preparing your wicking bed for spring planting Spring has definitely come early this year so, wanting to get a head start, I have defied the seed packet scripture and gone out early. Last week I sowed all my spring seeds. I put...
by admin | Jul 20, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 17th July 2021 by Eric Sturman and Ian Collins Winter gardening and wicking beds This month, I thought we would look at the challenges of winter gardening and whether having a wicking bed makes the challenges any different. With Winter upon us and the joy...
by admin | Jun 20, 2021 | Commercial Projects, Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Horticulture Projects, Raised beds, WaterUps Featured
A few years ago disability services provider, Kurrajong Waratah, was gifted a parcel of land on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga NSW by the late Dick Nash and his wife Maisie to create a place for the whole community to enjoy. Hildasid Farm, which was named in honour of...