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Other Resources
Reference Name:
Citrus in the Garden - Agfact H2.1.7 (2006) / Vegetables - Primefacts, Agfacts and Agnotes
Agency:
 New South Wales Department Of Primary Industries
Contact Details:
 Locked Bag 21, Orange, NSW, 2800
02 6391 3100
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
Format:
 Web Page      Publishing Date: 2003 - Current    ISBN: 0725-7729
Comment:

- Overview of citrus varieties, including their propagation, tree care, pruning, nutrition, harvesting, problems, pests, diseases and nutrient disorders.
- A variety of factsheets and list of books on vegetable production and management.

Website:

http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/citrus/h217.htm

http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/vegetables

 
Reference Name:
Home Fruit Growing Guide
Agency:
 New South Wales Agriculture (currently NSW DPI)
Contact Details:
 Locked Bag 21, Orange, NSW, 2800
02 6391 3100
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
Format:
 Book     Cost Yes:      Publishing Date: 2001      ISBN: 0734713304
Comment:
 Provides detailed information on over 60 species of fruit, including advice on propagation, planting, aftercare, pruning, and harvesting. The book also discusses planning your home orchard, soils, general plant care , and fruit pests and diseases.
Website:

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/resources/bookshop/home-fruit-growing-guide

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Planning your Property
- Water - Collection and Recycling
- Getting on Top of Weeds
- Managing Waste
- Why Vegetation Matter
- Getting the Dirt on Soil
- Local Rural Supplier
- Local Council
- Local Community Garden
- Native Plant Nursery
 


Reference Name:
Netting of Garden Fruit Trees – guidelines to protect wildlife
Agency:
 New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change
Contact Details:
 PO Box A290, Sydney South, NSW, 1232
1300 361 967
info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Format:
 Web Page          Publishing Date: 2004    
Comment:
 Discusses the potential impact of netting on native wildlife, and good netting designs to protect your fruit crop and native wildlife.
Website:

http://www3.environment.nsw.gov.au/
npws.nsf/content/netting+of+garden+fruit+trees
+-+guidelines+to+protect+wildlife

 
Reference Name:
The  Australian Vegetable Garden – what's new is old by Clive Blazey
Agency:
 New Holland Publishing
Contact Details:
 Unit 1, 66 Gibbes Street, Chatswood, NSW, 2067
02 8986 4700.
Format:
 Book     Cost: Yes      Publishing Date: 1999      ISBN: 1864365382
Comment:
 Discusses the best vegetables to grow for taste, ornamental values and self sufficiency, the basics of cultivation, a directory of vegetables, and seed saving.
Website:

www.newholland.com.au

 
Reference Name:
The Seed Savers Handbook by Michael and Jude Fanton
Agency:
 The Seed Savers’ Network
Contact Details:
 PO Box 975, Byron Bay, NSW, 2481
02 6685 6624
info@seedsavers.net
Format:
 Book     Cost: Yes      Publishing Date: 1993      ISBN: 0646102265
Comment:
 Provides detailed descriptions of seed collecting, propagation and kitchen uses of more than 100 vegetables, herbs and edible flowers.
Website:

www.seedsavers.net

 

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