Event details

699 Doncaster Road
Doncaster
VIC 3108
Australia

Free

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Home Harvest Manningham is a monthly home gardening series to inspire you to grow your own delicious fresh food at home.

Gardens are the natural habitat for all types of insects – the good, the bad and the ugly.

Integrated Pest Management aims to manage pests using a mixture of physical, cultural, and biological control methods, with low impact chemical being used as a last resort.

This session will cover:

  • an introduction to Integrated Pest Management 
  • being a detective – identifying the culprits
  • beneficial insects versus pests
  • using barriers and cultural strategies
  • when to consider garden chemicals
  • an introduction to companion plants to help control garden pests and diseases
  • common garden pests and control options.

Food swap from 6.45pm, session starts at 7.00pm.

This event is part of our Inspired Living Series. This series showcases an exciting range of fun and sustainable activities and events for all ages, supporting sustainability at home, in the community and at work.

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