Blueberry Punch - 7 times stronger than Ginger Punch using the most powerful antioxidants

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW)

Cocoji Berries - antioxidant superfood consisting of goji berries and dark chocolate

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW)

Ginger Punch - mediterrassian diet in a cordial

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW)

NingXia Red - nutrient infused wolfberry (goji) berry juice 

Suppliers include

From the Soil Up (Inverell NSW)

Olive-X - concentrated olive leaf extract

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW)

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW)

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Rejuvenator - a potent preobiotic, antioxidant, plant based vitamin and mineral supplement 

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW)

Stevia Drops - a sweet natural herb extract  

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW)

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW)

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Sweet Health - xylitol sweetner

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW)

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW)

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

2010 Astrological Calendar and Moon Planting Guide 

This clever calender by Thomas Zimmer overlays the monthly moon cycle and astrological influences for each day of the year, together with ideal days to plant leafy annuals, fruiting annuals and root crops. For those who want to garden by the moon, this chart is a must.

There is also a wealth of information in the fine print. It is made in Australia for Australian times.  The details include the lunar and astrological signs, times are in AEDT, also indicates when the sun changes signs, equinox, eclipses etc. 

72 cm x 60 cm full colour poster.

Retailing for $11inc + postage.

Suppliers include

From the Soil Up (Inverell NSW)

The 2010 Moon Planting Guide for Gardeners

Consideration to the rhythms of the Moon has been part of the planting and growing process of most early cultures throughout the world. The Moon does not only affect the large masses of water such as oceans (tides) and rivers but also asserts an influence on very small bodies of liquid as can be found in plants (sap). When water is rising during the Waxing Moon, seeds sown and crops planted can more easily take up liquids than those sown in the waning phase. This is one of the first rhythms the knowledgeable gardener learns to work with to enhance plant vitality. The Moon has three significant rhythms that relate to three methods of Moon planting explained in this Guide. Each method can be practised singly or in combination with the others. This Moon Planting Guide for 2009 puts all this important information on the gardener's fingertips. You can look up phases, ascending and descending periods or plant parts in zodiac relation at a glance, day by day, month by month. A quality production, 8 x A4 pages in full colour, protection coated for durability. Each method is explained in detail. An indispensable companion for all aware gardeners. Includes: Moon Phases Method; Moon 'Up & Down' Method; Moon Month Zodiac Method; Detailed explanations for each method

Retailing for $15inc + postage

Aquavate - energising water using rare earth magnets and vortices

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Copra Meal

Coconut meal or copra meal is a byproduct of the ripe fruit (nut) of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera). The nut is split and the kernel is removed and dried below 6 percent moisture. This is called copra meal and still contains the oil.  After pressing or extracting the oil the remaining residue is called coconut meal.

High levels of copra meal should not be suddenly included in the diet of pigs or poultry (even if the diet is nutritionally sound). Introduce copra meal into the diet slowly over time. This will overcome the initial reluctance by stock to eating copra meal.

Copa meal can be used in diets for pigs and poultry, cattle and horses of all ages except very young stock.

Mi-Feed's Nutra Cool is premium quality assured coconut meal. With low levels of starch the feed is cool and safe with sustained energy release without the fizz. Highly palatable Nutra Cool is widely used across all equine disciplines, giving riders the competitive edge.  

Pallet of 20kg bags (48 x 20kg bags) $12.00inc + freight (Aug 08)

20kg bag $14.00inc + freight (Aug 08)

Suppliers include

From the Soil Up (Inverell NSW)

Sea-Change Stock Booster - 100% natural kelp meal 

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW)

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW)

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

From the Soil Up (Inverell NSW)

Twin-N - nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

VAM-Tech - phosphorus solubilising fungi

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

CalciumPLUS - ionic calcium concentrate

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Tri-Kelp Soluble Seaweed Powder - 100% soluble kelp fertiliser

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Nutri-Phos Soft Rock Phosphate - colloidal soft rock phosphate

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Nutri-Tech Solutions Guano Granules G1 - granular guano with high phosphorus, calcium and zinc levels

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Nutri-Tech Solutions Guano Granules G2 - granular guano granules

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Microbially Enhanced Mineral Blends

I find it personally hard to go past these types of broadcastable fertilisers, especially for dryland pasture situations. They cover all bases - minerally, microbially and energetically; are generally very cost effective (as low as $209inc/tonne); and most impressively they consistently boost soil test mineral levels all around Australia, particularly phosphorus and zinc, despite the low product analysis (see trial data below LifeForce Base Blend).

These blends generally comprise of at least 3 key ingredients that are blended together before the addition of potent microbial inoculums derived from specially brewed microbial teas and/or fully composted cotton trash or manure. The recommended rate is from 100kg - 1 tonne/hectare.

Some versions of these blends include LifeForce Base Blend, SolidSTART Compost, Vermax.

Suppliers of LifeForce Base Blend and SolidSTART Compost include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Typical Base Ingredients 

Colloidal soft rock - a colloidal calcium-phosphate highly absorbent clay, which is an internationally recognised soil food and microbial stimulant.  It contains a wide range of trace elements, and it is a highly absorbent material that lends itself perfectly to liquid microbial injection.

Raw humates - contains 68% organic carbon (more than any other material) and 35 - 40% humic acids.  Humates have a CEC (water and nutrient holding capacity) of 250, and humic acids can provide many fertility benefits including increased effectiveness of nitrogen, release of tied-up potassium, better moisture holding capacity, hormonal growth stimulation, microbial stimulation and improved uptake of both phosphorus and calcium.

Paramagnetic basalt - recent research has revealed that highly paramagnetic material is a biological stimulant which can increase the number of beneficial microorganisms by up to 300%.  Basalt also contains a rich lode of trace elements which can be liberated with the intense microbial activity.

Lime (used in the CaP Release & Solid-Start versions) - approximately 90% of soil tests analysed are deficient in calcium, especially the high magnesium soils found throughout northern NSW and south-eastern Qld.  Unfortunately ag-lime (the cheapest source of calcium) can take years to release its full calcium lode, particularly in high pH soils, but when combined with the solubilising action of microbes, calcium is released very rapidly and efficiently providing a calcium boost equivalent to using at least 10 times the amount without microbes.

Microbial inoculant - different beneficial microorganisms perform different functions in the soil - nitrogen-fixing, mineral solubilising, cellulose digesting, disease antagonising etc.  Microbial teas provide a rapid means of multiplying massive numbers of microbes (billions per gram) while fully composted plant material on the other hand is capable of supporting an enormous biodiversity of microbes (up to 25,000 species per gram), particularly the hard to brew fungal species.