Spoil your soil, reap the benefits

By Owen Pidgeon
Updated September 24 2014 - 10:08am, first published July 30 2014 - 12:15am
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In your hands: Building the quality of your soil will allow your plants to naturally access nutrients. Photo: Supplied
In your hands: Building the quality of your soil will allow your plants to naturally access nutrients. Photo: Supplied
Roots will only grow strong and deep if they can access air and water, so the aim is to have good quality soil with good drainage. Photo: Supplied
Roots will only grow strong and deep if they can access air and water, so the aim is to have good quality soil with good drainage. Photo: Supplied

During the winter days, we have the opportunity to see the colours of many wonderful birds in our gardens, as the empty branches face the winter sun. In our orchard we have families of crimson rosellas, green parrots, blue wrens and the small yellow finches that flit around in the morning light. The magpies are out searching for insects in the grass and preparing to welcome new babies into the cycle of life. A family of kookaburras have made one of our big river gums their home and just recently some robin red breasts have been spotted on the branches of our apple trees.

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