This week's Gardening Australia...

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Como House
Jane Edmanson visits the vegie patch at Como House in Melbourne, where she is planting asparagus and broccoli. She also looks at an echium in dire need of attention.

Seed Bank
Angus Stewart visits a seed bank where thousands of seeds collected from endangered species in the wild are preserved, so that areas wiped out by bushfire or land clearing can be regenerated.

Bird Haven
Colin Campbell meets a couple who are so passionate about native plants that their 1 hectare property is filled with them. They've also written books about them and have even discovered a new grevillea. 

The Science of Watering
Josh Byrne explains which drip irrigation setups are suited to different soil types, and how to calculate how much water your vegies need.

 

ABC1 Sat 6:30pm, Sun 1:00pm  ABC2 Mon 4:00pm

 
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