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Born from personal experience, Brindle Creek creates 100 percent natural sprays to protect against ticks, mozzies and stings all while supporting your skin’s natural microbiome.

In November 2022, founder David Bye experienced a bad reaction to a tick bite that set him on a path of research. What began as curiosity soon grew into hands-on testing, with David working alongside chemists on the Gold Coast to explore natural blends that could provide protection.

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Kombucha has well and truly taken its place as a staple of many fridges but for those who’ve never brewed it before, the process can feel a little daunting. That’s where a complete kit like this one from Good Brew really helps. Everything you need to get started comes in a single box, right down to the elastic band and fermenting cloth. There’s no guesswork about where to find the right ingredients or whether you’ve got the right quality, because it’s all taken care of.

The inclusion of a healthy, high-quality SCOBY is key for me. With the right care, this single culture can become the foundation for a lifetime of brewing. The kit also provides enough starter ingredients for multiple batches, so you’re not locked into a one-and-done experiment. You’ll still need to measure the ingredients each time, which keeps the process engaging and helps you build confidence for your future batches.

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Do trees talk to each other? Can a plant use up the oxygen in a room while you sleep? Are some plants truly immortal?

In this fascinating and beautifully written collection, Professor Tim Entwisle explores 50 of the most common and curious questions about the plant world. A self- described ‘plant punk’ with a long career in botanical leadership, Entwisle draws on more than 30 years at the helm of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as his time in a senior role at Kew Gardens in London.

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SHOW US YOUR GARDEN

Who Miranda (7)

Where Summer Garden, Stringybark Cottage, Summertown, South Australia

Describe your garden It’s lovely because it feels calm and peaceful. Whenever I go to check the chickens I see the sun shining and butterflies fluttering about.

What do you grow? We grow rhubarb, celery, spring onions, limes, lemons, pears, peaches, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, sunflowers and lots more.

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The moon’s phases and its associated gravitational pull has a significant effect on the behaviour of tidal oceans, so it’s easy to understand how the moon can have a similar effect on the moisture in our soils and plants. By planning what you sow to coincide with the phases of the moon best suited to the type of vegetable and how you’re planting, you’ll give yourself a higher chance of success as well as increase your yields.

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Physalis peruviana – from the Greek physalis for ‘bladder’, referring to the shape of the fruit’s outer casing. A straggling bush up to one metre tall that bears bright yellow fruits inside a crisp envelope, which is the calyx. It is perennial and can tolerate some frost. In India it is called Jam Fruit.

A favourite among children, cape gooseberry is also called Chinese lantern. It obtained its common name because it was introduced to Australia from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. There are several relatives such as tomatillo, ground cherry and husk tomato.

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