With the onset of the spring potato season, FCRD has commenced a potato trial in a series of controlled garden beds. The garden beds have been treated with varying amounts of FCRD alone as well as with varying amounts of regular commercial fertiliser in order to ascertain the combination which will deliver the greatest benefit. [...]

FCRD is proud to announce the expansion of its vegetable trial program to a commercial setting. In conjunction with B & M Stoeff Glasshouse Supplies, FCRD will conduct a series of trials on commercially grown tomato, zucchini and capsicum plots in Virginia. It is great to have Boris and the team on board to [...]

On Friday the 24th of July an FCRD delegation attended the 2009 Organics Expo, this year held in Melbourne. The event is the most important gathering on the Organics Australia calendar with all significant players in the industry present. The event was well supported and it was fantastic to see such strong interest in the [...]

FCRD has recently launched an enhancement program designed to breathe new life into long suffering lawn tennis courts in Adelaide.  The program consists of a simple yet scientific three stage approach:

Soil test undertaken and analysed by APAL
Fertiliser and conditioner recommendations implemented
Results monitored during season

FCRD has already assisted a number of court owners address common problems such as [...]

Today, James and I harvested the last of the summer vege’s still going and the results were fantastic.
The eggplants treated with FCRD were rich purple, firm and dense with an average weight increase of 60.7% over the non-FCRD eggplants. I can’t wait to cook them up.
The green beans were crisp and juicy. We saw an [...]