Events

6.00pm - Arrive early to catch up with friends, make your purchases from BOG/ Seeds, BOG/ Books or the BOG/ Shop or help doing a little maintenance on the gardens at Peace Hall. 7.00pm - We will welcome Terry Stokes. In this talk Terry will look at the importance of soil health and how to enhance the microbial eco systems within the soil. Terry's presentation will also cover Biodiversity, Water Con-servation, Natural Pest Control, Balanced Essential Nutrient Provision, Garden Productivity and more.  Terry Stokes has worked in the field of organic, regenerative garden and land management for the past 13 vears and has helped develop a leading Bio Organic Sustainable Solutions business in Queensland, educating farmers and gardeners alike on how to grow more naturally and productively. After our speaker we will have: Members Time to share What I have been doing in my garden this month' or What I can show off from my garden at the moment'. Member presentations - Share a recipe or a gardening tip BoGI Clinic - bring along anything from you garden that is causing you a problem, we'll try to find a solution Raffle draw Supper - Supper - August is Soup Night - bring a pot of soup, a mug and spoon. Members who bring a Pot of Soup will receive 2 free Raffle Tickets for the nights raffle. BOGI Shop, BOGI Seeds, BOGI Books and BOGI Library will all be open from 6.00 pm.

Drop in for a cuppa, a chat or to restock your garden supplies. BOGI Shop, Seeds, Books and Library will all be open.  Doors open from 11am when you can help tidy the Hall gardens, or help fold newsletters.   The topic of the May Meeting will be Seeds - Saving, Storing, Propagating.   Savings seeds from our own plants saves money and allows us to save seeds from plants that like our climate.  How should we store seeds?  How long can we store them? How do we propagate seeds?  They don't all propagate the same way.  When should we transplant seedlings?  So many more questions.   Along with your questions, bring a plate to share for afternoon tea, and your experiences.  If you have something for the giveaway table, bring that too.       

530pm Doors Open  6.00pm Arrive early to catch up with Friends, make your purcahses from BOGI Seeds, BOGI Books, BOGI Shop, or borrow a book from the Library, or help doing a little maintenance on the gardens at Peace Hall.   7.00pm We welcome Brian Kiepzig, Customer Relationship Manager at Neutrog.  Brian will tell us about their work with biological products and thte role they play in soil health and ultimately plant health.  He will also tell us some fo the work they are doing on disease prevention using biologicals.  Neutrogs R&D program includes world leading experts who share our innate curiosity to explore the capacity of microbes, as a means to providee sustainable, effective solutions that yield results and improve soil health.   After our Speaker, we will have our 2026 AGM, followed by presentations of Bring Along Items, the BOGI Clinic, Raffle Draw (Tickets $1 each) and Supper (bring a plate, and receive 2 raffle tickets too).  $2 admission for members and $4 for non members.   

  430pm - Please help Col if you can with BOGI Shop activities such as bagging produce into smaller lots (very handy) and unloading stock into the BOGI Produce Shop.  6pm - BOGI Seeds, Shop, Library, Book Store open  7pm - Presentation - all things gin and liquers (and washing conditioner!) from the garden with Tony Knight.         

Come and hear Michelle Gleeson - AKA the Bug Lady, as she shares her knowledge and love of bugs.   Michelle will also have copies of her book, Miniature Lives, Identifying Insects in Your Home an Garden, for $49.95.  Please note Michelle takes cash only.