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Upland Cress
Barbarea verna
syn. Winter Cress
A low growing, very cold hardy, biennial vegetable with a delicate, peppery flavour to use in salads or as a cooked green. The yellow blossoms attract beneficial insects including bees.
An ABC Gardening Australia segment talked about using cress as a dead-end trap crop for Cabbage White butterflies. The moths and butterflies are attracted to the cress and lay their eggs on the leaves but when the caterpillars hatch, they take a bite out of the leaves and die.
SC587approx. 100 seeds
SC588
Upland Cress plants are available seasonally.
Nature's Way DIPEL® Caterpillar Control BFA Organic
A pest control mainstay for organic growers worldwide. Dipel contains Bacillus thuringiensis, (Bt) which is highly effective and specific against most species of leaf eating caterpillars including lawn armyworm syn. lawn grub, cotton bollworm, cabbage moth, cabbage white butterfly, green looper, lightbrown apple moth, native budworm, pear looper, vine moth, soybean looper and tobacco looper. This biological control is a bacterial stomach poison for all caterpillars, which is mixed with water and sprayed onto both sides of foliage. It must be ingested by the actively feeding caterpillar which dies 3-4 days later. It is not a contact spray. It is totally safe for beneficial insects, including ladybirds and bees as well as fish, birds, mammals and pets. Bt is broken down by sunlight within a few days, so repeated applications may be necessary. Supplied as 1 carton containing 4 packs of 10 grams with each 10 grams making up to 10 litres of spray. Active constituent: 8640 International units of potency per mg of Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki. Material Safety Data Sheet

PB169
PB170minimum 3 per order
More information on organic caterpillar control...
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Insect Habitat Stations
Organic gardening and "gardening with nature" have in common the basic premise that the natural world is diverse and interrelated. Sadly, so much of our management of land has reduced habitat for creatures large and small. We simply must re-create habitats and refugees, provide water and alternate food sources for our mostly hidden garden allies. These beneficial insects, native solitary bees and associated animals are essential. These simple structures provide a nesting site which will help maintain a healthy population of hard working pollinators and predatory insects in your garden.

Read more here: How to create a pest-free, beautiful organic garden?

Site selection
  • hang from the attached bracket, in a sheltered position
  • install up to 2 metres on a wall, shed, fence, pole, etc
  • face East to North East to catch the morning sun
  • do not site under shaded tree canopies
  • leave in the raw for an expected life of 2 - 3 years or
  • personalise by painting, staining or varnishing the timber to create a lovely garden feature
Hex Hotels
This range of stackable, nestable insect hotels is sturdily built from high resin pine.
The hexagon shape gives a beehive look which can be further emphasized by hanging them on a wall in a creative fashion. Provides a safe home for a wide range of solitary native bees and parasitic wasps and other garden helpers.
170 mm wide x 150 mm tall x 85 mm deep
Insect Hotel Hex Bamboo
Assorted range of hollow bamboo canes
PB200
Insect Hotel Hex Cone
Assorted pinecones held inside by a wire mesh
PB202
Insect Hotel
  • frame made from pine which has a high resin content
  • gabled roof for shedding rain
  • dimensions: 190 x 130 x 270 mm
  • a variety of bamboo tube sizes for nesting of solitary native bees, which are great pollinators, is tucked into the penthouse suite, while the lower levels allow for entry by ladybirds, lacewings and native parasitic wasps
PB165
PB166minimum 3 per order
Predalure
  • attracts beneficial predatory insects. Field trials have shown increased populations by up to 500% of:
    • lacewings,
    • ladybirds,
    • hover flies,
    • predatory bugs, mites and beetles.
  • controlled release pheromone lure signals these 'good bugs' that their prey is present and they come hunting to find the food source
  • once opened it is dispensed over 90 days
  • take early preventative action. Most crops grow from seed to harvest in around 90 days
  • place one at crop height every 10 m in a garden, per large tree or where a pest 'hot spot' occurs
  • pesticide, chemical and toxic free
  • pests controlled at all life stages (eggs, larvae, adult): mealybugs, thrips, spider mites, aphids, caterpillars, whitefly, scale
PB143
PB178minimum 5 per order
See also:
Pyrethrum products
Meets National Organic Standards - products with either ingredients permitted for use in organic farms or acceptable cultural strategies for pest control. This standard is detailed in the Australian Certified Organic Standard (ACOS) 2010 as defined by Standards Australia. Organic growers should always check with their own certifying organisation for the acceptability of any product.
Australia and International Organic Certification
 OG Organic Certification for Australia
FG Food Grade
 UT Untreated Seed or Plant
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