LiveLighter Blog
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Hit refresh on your eating habits with the Fruit&Veg September Challenge
- Aug 27, 2020
- by LiveLighter
To help celebrate Fruit&Veg September this year we’ve created a handy downloadable challenge card.
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What to grow?
- Aug 17, 2020
- by Bruce Beamish
What a big decision! Here are some of the things to take into account when deciding what to grow.
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Propagation: how to get MORE plants!
- Aug 14, 2020
- by Bruce Beamish
Plant propagation is how you make new plants. Some vegetables can be grown from seed or pre-started seedlings and others can be grown from cuttings. See our tips and tricks!
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The best laid plans
- Aug 12, 2020
- by Gael Myers
New years' resolutions are easier said than done! Check out our top tips for making a goal that sticks!
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Composting at home
- Aug 10, 2020
- by Shenae Norris
Composting is easy and regardless of space, anyone can home compost. Even with a small yard, you will be able to follow these steps on a smaller scale to create free compost that will nourish your gardens, save your scraps from landfill and see you never reaching for replace that store- bought fertiliser again.
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Soils ain't soils
- Aug 03, 2020
- by Bruce Beamish
Plants need three things: water, sun and soil. Most West Australian soil is low in nutrients and some even repels water. Rich soil full of organic matter and worms will give your plants everything they need to grow, retain moisture better, and help fight infection and insect attack.
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Garden placement and design
- Jul 28, 2020
- by Bruce Beamish
The beauty of the home vegetable garden is that it can just as easily be a research project or an art project. Here’s some things to take into account when you’re designing your vegie patch.
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Green thumbs for everyone
- Jul 23, 2020
- by Bruce Beamish
Thinking of trying your hand at gardening? We’ve got a series of blogs to get you started, covering everything from construction and design, soil, propagation and choosing what to grow. Good luck on your home gardening adventure!
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Hitting the sweet spot in kid’s sport
- Jul 20, 2020
- by Alex Dreyer
As some of Australia starts to open back up again, children and parents alike are eagerly awaiting the return of junior sport. Organised sport is a great way to get the benefits of physical activity, however it can also be a setting that encourages the consumption of junk food. Let’s help our kids to understand that the road to sporting success is paved with healthy food, not hamburgers. Here are four ways to help your kids shoot for health when playing junior sport.
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Alby’s fur-real tips for a healthy return to work
- Jul 10, 2020
- by Alby
Hi, my name is Albert and I’m a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic WA recovery. My human went from being home like all the time to only being around on the weekends again. It’s been ruff.