April: in your garden
April is the middle month of autumn and is generally regarded as one of nature's key planting times as the soils are most often still warm and moist. With soil being the engine room of the garden, there’s no better way to revitalise it and to create a great...
Autumn is here
Autumn arrives this month and so with that a timely reminder of what activities to do in the garden in preparation for the coming months ahead. As the hot summer days wane, it’s time to plan and prepare the soil for the autumn and winter garden. Firstly, autumn is a...
Spring has arrived!
Hey guys, Now that spring has made a welcome arrival your garden will be starting to come alive again! Just like giving your house a good spring cleaning to help freshen it up after a long winter, you can take a similar approach to your garden to get it back in shape...
Autumn has arrived!
Hey guys, As temperatures plummet and the nights draw in quicker, it can only mean one thing. Autumn is here well and truly and so is nature's planting time as the soils are warm and moist! Plants have the winter to settle their roots into the soil ready to...
The Benefit of Humates
Hey everyone, I have decided that I will send out a series of posts over the next few weeks/months to reinforce to everyone the benefits of humates, what they actually are and how critical they are in the makeup of soil biology and the importance they are to...
Spring Is Here!
Get prepared for spring with Dave's Garden Products. Spring is only 3 weeks away now as I write this and it's great to know we are now officially in the last month of winter and the coldest days are mostly behind us! Although this time of year can be a bit...
What is the secret behind Dave’s Organic Compost?
The Secret Behind Dave's Organic Compost The secret behind Dave's Organic Compost is a wondrous product, known as Humate, which is found in a seam directly above lignite coal but below peat and if left for another 1000 years or so it would become coal....
How Do Dave’s Garden Products Work?
How Dave's Garden Products Work? Whether your livelihood depends on growing crops or pasture, or if you are just a regular home gardener, creating the right soil conditions for optimum growth is vital. Dave’s garden products organically certified compost greatly...
What is Humic Acid?
What is Humic Acid? Humic Acid is the commercial term often used to refer to the combined humic and Fulvic Acid content found in these naturally occurring deposits. Humic acid is known to be among the most bio-chemically active materials found in soil. The term...
What is Fulvic Acid?
Fulvic Acid has so many benefits for your garden. Fulvic acid is formed over millions of years via microbial metabolism of decaying vegetation and they are involved in the same process which forms coal and, eventually, diamonds and is, therefore, an integral part of...


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