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	<title>Bulleen Art &#38; Garden</title>
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		<title>Environmental Film Festival Melbourne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the 16th to 19th September 2010, Melbourne will see the launch of its only dedicated environmental film festival. This smorgasbord of feature length documentaries on cutting-edge environmental issues will entertain, inspire and frighten even the most hardened environmental cynic. Covering topics from the social unrest in Nigeria caused by Big Oil, to the consequences [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=2142</link>
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		<title>Peachy keen and nectarines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing compares to the taste of a home grown, freshly picked peach or nectarine. Bursting with flavour and heavy with juice, once you have tasted peaches from your patch you’ll never go back to those rubbery, gooey things from a can again. As well as being super tasty, peaches and nectarines are also really darned [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=1898</link>
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		<title>Plums at Baag</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bursting with flavour plums are a summer delight.  They come in a wide variety of colours and sizes and are commonly divided into either European or Japanese plums. European plums are oval or oblong, about 5-6cm long, with a range of pink to purple skin colours. The flesh is multi-coloured from yellow, creamy-white to blood [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=1697</link>
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		<title>Codling Moth and Oriental Fruit Moth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Codling Moth Cydia pomonella The chemicals commonly used to control codling moth also kill beneficial insect species, which contribute to biological control of other pests. Consequently increased chemical sprays are required for control of other pests. The most successful way to avoid this problem is to use Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Using a combination of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=2115</link>
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		<title>Getting figgy with it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The delicious, beautiful fig – known to the Egyptians as the “Tree of Life” – is a wonderful addition to Melbourne backyards (and kitchens).  A large, deciduous, well-shaped tree, the fig is an excellent shade tree for small to medium sized backyards, as they can be trimmed and trained into a manageable size. Figs are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=1821</link>
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		<title>Chives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prized for the delightful onion or garlic flavour of their leaves, chives are a member of the onion family, but are much easier to grow than traditional onions and garlic. Chives are ideal plants for pots and also make attractive grass-like plants in herb beds. Chives are definitely not needy and will thrive in just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=1617</link>
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		<title>Marjoram and oregano &#8211; culinary cousins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once prized for their antiseptic and medicinal properties, marjoram and oregano and now fairly common in Aussie kitchens and gardens and with good reason. Easy to grow, gorgeous to look at and tasty as, these two herbs are a vegie gardeners dream! Oregano, due to it&#8217;s spreading habit, is also an excellent ‘living weed mat’ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=1611</link>
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		<title>Parsley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parsley – okay, it can be a bit ubiquitous, turning up as a garnish on all manner of dishes, from salads to steaks and everything in between. But don’t write it off; parsley is amazingly good for you and is an excellent cure for the dreaded ‘onion breath’. Positioning parsley depends on the variety of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=1606</link>
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		<title>Oranges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All oranges are self-fertile, small to medium evergreen trees. They have large, dark green, glossy and aromatic foliage. The pure white flowers also fill their surroundings with their characteristic scent in spring. The trees themselves grow large, but are easily kept pruned to a height and width of approx. 4 metres. All oranges prefer a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=2096</link>
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		<title>Mandarins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mandarins are attractive, evergreen, compact trees. They have small glossy green leaves which contrast beautifully with the intense orange fruit. They are self-fertile and fruit easily when given full sun, fertiliser and a well drained soil that is kept moist over the fruiting period. Thinning of flowers encourages larger fruit to form. Mandarins are commonly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.baag.com.au/?p=2093</link>
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