Question: “Hey Jerry, we’ve found mosquitoes to be a real problem for us on the northside this year. An electronic device has been recommended, do you have any views on it?” Barnaby via Facebook Reply: Hi Barnaby, I had to adapt to living with mosquitoes when I moved to the subtropics from warm temperate Sydney in 2003. I’ve…
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Nanny’s Cabbage Companion Confirmed Caterpillar Killer By University Of Queensland
In London in 1975, my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Connor, had her best ever crop of cabbages, despite record-breaking drought. That year, she had grown landcress (Barbarea vulgaris) amongst her brassicas. Decades later, Nan’s recommendation to grow landcress with brassicas has been backed by scientific research at the University of Queensland. She would have been tickled…
Jerry Coleby-Williams 