http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Geelong-Organic-Gardeners/147172835326123?v=wall

 Geelong Organic Gardeners is having a stall at the  Eco-Fest, if you would like to help man the stall you can bring excess produce plants to sell also contact

gog.geelong@gmail.com.

 GRANTS EXPO – 2010

For Not for Profit Community Groups

“A basic guide to sourcing grants and funding in Geelong”

HAVE YOU GOT A GREAT IDEA FOR A COMMUNITY PROJECT?

If you are a member of a not-for-profit group and you have a plan for a project that

will benefit the community, you may like to find out more at our free upcoming

information session.

The session will also help guide you through the huge range of grants available.

Grants available through Local and State Government, private companies

 Juliette Gillies sent a message using the contact form at http://www.gog.org.au/contact_us.

 Please add photos of your garden

 While doing some research I came across this article about compost being used instead of peat.

"Benefits from using

compost in potting mixes

The increasing price of peat in many

countries in the late 1980’s resulted

in the widespread use of recycled

organic materials as a substitute for

peat in potting mixes.

Composts are an effective substitute

Hi friends,

I thought it would be good to get the forum rolling.

I heard on Bush Telegraph (ABC, RN) today... somebody proclaiming what great results they were getting using a "wick bed" design, I think he said...  where an impermeable layer is a foot under the ground to hold in the moisture.

I can see it would have advantages in summer but there could be issues with lack of drainage (soil going septic underneath) in winter and heavy rain, but this could be countered with control or by design I guess.

I have a plant that keeps nearly dying...