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Garden Notes listed by number | All titles in the Note series | All DAFWA publications

A

Aphids, mealybugs and scales : common sapsuckers in the home garden note 266

Argentine ants note 187

Avoid trouble from bees [Replaces Farmnote 13/97] [Reviewed February 2007]

Azalea lace bug and azalea petal blight [Reviewed August 2006]

B

Beneficial organisms in the home garden

Big-headed ants, coastal brown ants note 173

Bulb and corm producing plants that become bushland weeds [Reviewed February 2007]

Bumblebees (genus Bombus) [Reviewed August 2006]

C

Carob moth [Reviewed August 2006]

Citrus fruit loss in the home garden

Climbers out of control

Cockroaches and their control [Replaces Farmnote 107/83] [Reviewed June 2006]

Common diseases of native plants in home gardens note 230 [Replaces Garden note 177]

Common insect pests of native plants in home gardens note 229 [Replaces Garden note 163]

Common lawn problems [Reviewed August 2006]

Common problems of roses note 231 [Replaces Garden note 31]

Common spiders in our neighbourhood

Compost, manure and flies

Control of jo-jo (also known as Onehunga or bindii weed)

Control of Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) in backyards [Replaces Bulletin 4565] [Reviewed December 2006]

Control of pest snails and slugs [Replaces Farmnotes 100/99 and 113/94 and Garden note 1/95][Reviewed October 2006]

Control of stored food insects [Replaces Farmnote 13/87]

Cypress canker (caused by Seiridium spp.) [Reviewed December 2006]

G

Garden plants that become bushland weeds note 185 [Replaces Garden note 20]

Groundcovers : the good and the bad

Growing Australian plants [Reviewed August 2006]

Growing bamboos in the home garden [Reviewed August 2006]

Growing healthy fruit trees in the home garden note 260

Growing vegetables and herbs in home gardens in Western Australia note 263

Guidelines for garden ponds [Reviewed August 2007]

H

Herbs : a cautionary note [Expired]

Honey bee swarms and nests [Replaces Farmnote 38/2001]

I

Identifying and controlling clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish [Replaces Gardennote 1/94 and 2/94] [Reviewed, content current May 2006]

Itch mites [Replaces GardenNote 4/94] [Reviewed December 2006]

K

Keeping chickens in the backyard

Keeping the rivers clean, while maintaining a healthy lawn [Reviewed July 2005]

L

Lawn care in the home garden [Replaces Farmnote 79/79, and Gardennotes 8601, 8602, 8603, 8604]

M

Main diseases of fruit trees in the home garden note 129

Main diseases of vegetables in the home garden note 124

Main insect pests of vegetables in home gardens note 126

Main pests of fruits in home gardens note 130

Managing a garden the natural way

Minimising salt damage in gardens

N

Natural alternatives to synthetic chemicals note 228

Nematodes in the home garden

P

Pest and disease control for home gardeners [Expired]

Pest snails and slugs of Western Australia [Replaces Farmnote 112/94][Reviewed October 2006]

Pet pests and their control

Portuguese millipedes (Ommatoiulus moreletii) [Replaces Farmnote 38/1995]

Problems with fruit and vines: don't neglect - protect Gardennote 282

R

Recognising edible field mushrooms [Replaces Gardennote 1/96 or 2/96]

S

Sending specimens for identification [Replaces GardenNote 8] [Reviewed April 2006]

Slaters and their control [Replaces GardenNote 3/94]

Slime moulds : a disorder of lawns and low-growing plants

Soil conditioning reduces pests and diseases in the home garden note 232 [Replaces Farmnote 87/84]

Soil pH and plant health in the home garden

Soil-borne diseases in the home garden [Replaces GardenNote 1/96]

Suckering trees that become a nuisance [Reviewed October 2006]

T

Table grapes for the home garden [Replaces Farmnote 129/77]

Tomato pests in the home garden and their control [Replaces Farmnote 82/88] [Reviewed February 2007]

Training and pruning deciduous fruit trees in the home garden [Replaces Farmnote 30/85] [Reviewed June 2006]

W

Wasp identification guide [Replaces Garden note 6] [Reviewed December 2006]
Water quality in home gardens note 194 [Replaces Garden note 25]
White cedar moth : a serious pest of Cape lilac trees [Replaces Garden note 1/1998] [Reviewed November 2006]
Whitefly [Reviewed, content current June 2006]
Worm farms in the backyard - why not!! [Reviewed July 2005

GardenNotes by number

1 White cedar moth : a serious pest of Cape lilac trees [Replaces Garden note 1/1998] [Reviewed November 2006]
2 Portuguese millipedes (Ommatoiulus moreletii) [Replaces Farmnote 38/1995]
3 Minimising salt damage in gardens
4 Control of jo-jo (also known as Onehunga or bindii weed)
5 Whitefly [Reviewed, content current June 2006]
6 [Replaced by GardenNote 30]
7 Common spiders in our neighbourhood
8 [Replaced by GardenNote 36]
9 Avoid trouble from bees [Replaces Farmnote 13/97] [Reviewed February 2007]
10 Honey bee swarms and nests [Replaces Farmnote 38/2001]
11 Pest snails and slugs of Western Australia [Replaces Farmnote 112/ 94][Reviewed October 2006]
12 Control of pest snails and slugs [Replaces Farmnotes 100/99 and 113/94 and Garden note 1/95][Reviewed October 2006]
13 Cypress canker (caused by Seiridium spp.) [Reviewed December 2006]
14 Bumblebees (genus Bombus) [Reviewed August 2006]
15 Slaters and their control [Replaces GardenNote 3/94]
16 Bulb and corm producing plants that become bushland weeds [Reviewed February 2007]
17 Common lawn problems [Reviewed August 2006]
18 Azalea lace bug and azalea petal blight [Reviewed August 2006]
19 Suckering trees that become a nuisance [Reviewed October 2006]
21 Carob moth [Reviewed August 2006]
22 Keeping chickens in the backyard
23 Nematodes in the home garden
24 Control of Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) in backyards [Replaces Bulletin 4565] [Reviewed December 2006]
25 [Replaced by Gardennote 194]
26 Soil-borne diseases in the home garden [Replaces GardenNote 1/96]
27 Identifying and controlling clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish [Replaces Gardennote 1/94 and 2/94] [Reviewed, content current May 2006]
28 Itch mites [Replaces GardenNote 4/94] [Reviewed December 2006]
29 Slime moulds : a disorder of lawns and low-growing plants
30 Wasp identification guide [Replaces Garden note 6] [Reviewed December 2006]
[31 Replaced by Garden note 231]
32 [never issued]
33 [never issued]
34 Tomato pests in the home garden and their control [Replaces Farmnote 82/88] [Reviewed February 2007]
35 [never issued]
36 Sending specimens for identification [Replaces GardenNote 8] [Reviewed April 2006]
37 Climbers out of control
38 Citrus fruit loss in the home garden
39 Cockroaches and their control [Replaces Farmnote 107/83] [Reviewed June 2006]
40 Beneficial organisms in the home garden
41 Training and pruning deciduous fruit trees in the home garden [Replaces Farmnote 30/85] [Reviewed June 2006]
42 Managing a garden the natural way
43 Growing Australian plants [Reviewed August 2006]
44 Guidelines for garden ponds [Reviewed August 2007]
45 Control of stored food insects [Replaces Farmnote 13/87]
46 Growing bamboos in the home garden [Reviewed August 2006]
47 Recognising edible field mushrooms [Replaces Gardennote 1/96 or 2/96]
48 Pet pests and their control
49 Groundcovers : the good and the bad
50 Herbs : a cautionary note [Expired]
51 Aphids, mealybugs and scales : common sapsuckers in the home garden [Replaced by Gardennote 266]
52 Compost, manure and flies
53 Lawn care in the home garden [Replaces Farmnote 79/79, and Gardennotes 8601, 8602, 8603, 8604]
Note 124 Main diseases of vegetables in the home garden
Note 126 Main insect pests of vegetables in home gardens
Note 129 Main diseases of fruit trees in the home garden
Note 130 Main pests of fruits in home gardens
Note 141 >Pest and disease control for home gardeners [Expired]
Note 163 [Replaced by Garden note 229]
Note 173 Big-headed ants, coastal brown ants
Note 174 Soil pH and plant health in the home garden
Note 177 [Replaced by Garden note 230]
Note 185 Garden plants that become bushland weeds [Replaces Garden note 20]
Note 187 Argentine ants
Note 194 Water quality in home gardens [Replaces Garden note 25]
Note 228 Natural alternatives to synthetic chemicals
Note 229 Common insect pests of native plants in home gardens [Replaces Garden note 163]
Note 230 Common diseases of native plants in home gardens [Replaces Garden note 177]
Note 231 Common problems of roses [Replaces Garden note 31]
Note 232 Soil conditioning reduces pests and diseases in the home garden [Replaces Farmnote 87/84]
Note 260 Growing healthy fruit trees in the home garden
Note 263 Growing vegetables and herbs in home gardens in Western Australia
Note 266 Aphids, mealybugs and scales : common sapsuckers in the home garden
Note 282 Problems with fruit and vines: don't neglect - protect
Note 285 Table grapes for the home garden [Replaces Farmnote 129/77]

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