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OCP eco-neem wins Organic Product of the Year

Posted On: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022

We are so excited to announce that OCP eco-neem has won Organic Production of the Year in the 2022 Organic Consumer Choice Awards!!! → click to read more.

OCP celebrates 30 years as the organic experts

Posted On: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2021

Hard to believe but in 2021 Organic Crop Protectants is celebrating 30 years of researching and developing organic solutions for home gardeners and commercial growers! Yes it's been 30 years of working on new formulations that comply with organic standards and then rigorously testing them. ... → click to read more.

Vote for Us!!!

Posted On: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2019

We’re super excited that we are in the running for two awards in the 2019 Organic Consumer Choice Awards: Organic Product of the Year – eco-seaweed Favourite Organic Brand – OCP Of course we’d love to win both and for this we need your help. Please click on the link to vote now. It only t ... → click to read more.

2018 QLD Garden Expo

Posted On: TUESDAY, JULY 31ST, 2018

Warm sunny days and over 40,000 happy gardeners – that sums up the 2018 QLD Garden Expo! This show is always a highlight in our calendars and a fantastic opportunity to see warm climate plants. Enjoy the pics we took over the three days and remember to click on them to make them larger. ... → click to read more.

OCP joins DuluxGroup

Posted On: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20TH, 2018

We’re excited to announce that in June this year OCP officially joined DuluxGroup which is home to some of Australia’s most trusted and oldest brands, including Yates and many others. OCP has always aimed to be at the leading edge of innovation in organic farming and gardening. By joining ... → click to read more.

Organic rooftop garden features in ABC Gardening Australia magazine

Posted On: FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2018

We’re pretty excited to share that our General Manager, Steve Falcioni, has his rooftop garden featured in the June issue of ABC Gardening Australia magazine. The GA team spent a morning there soaking up the tranquil vibe of Steve’s inner city rooftop garden and admiring his quirky col ... → click to read more.

2018 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

Posted On: MONDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2018

The 2018 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show was another roaring success for us. Loads of familiar faces returning to our stand as well as plenty of new people curious about how to garden without harming bees. It was great to see everyone and talk organic gardening. Following are ... → click to read more.

Slasher wins “Organic Product of the Year” twice!

Posted On: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 2017

We’re super excited that Slasher Organic Weedkiller has picked up not one but two prestigious awards! After 10 years of research and product development it’s incredibly rewarding to have our work recognised by these awards. Here are the details: Organic Product of the Year – 2017 Organic ... → click to read more.

Vote for Slasher!!!

Posted On: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2017

We’re extremely excited that Slasher Organic Weedkiller is in the running for “Organic Product of the Year” in the 2017 Organic Consumer Choice Awards. Naturally we’d love Slasher to win and for this we need your help. Please click on the link to vote now. It only takes a minute and will ... → click to read more.

2017 QLD Garden Expo

Posted On: THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2017

After a break last year we returned to Nambour for the 2017 QLD Garden Expo. It was fantastic to see our QLD friends again and have a chance to show off our newest product: Slasher Organic Weedkiller! Naturally there were plenty of other interesting things at the show and here are a few p ... → click to read more.

Hamilton Gardens, New Zealand

Posted On: WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST, 2017

During a recent visit to New Zealand we made time for a trip to Hamilton Gardens. These brilliant gardens are nestled against the banks of the Waikato river in the university town of Hamilton in the north island. They spread over 54 hectares and are extremely well maintained by Hamilton Co ... → click to read more.

2017 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

Posted On: THURSDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2017

This year at the 2017 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show we made the stand all about our new product: Slasher Organic Weedkiller! Given the level of interest and number times Slasher was mentioned during stage presentations we think it was the hot ticket item of the show! Of co ... → click to read more.

Slasher Organic Weedkiller arrives!!!

Posted On: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 2016

We are extremely pleased to announce the release of our organic herbicide, Slasher Organic Weedkiller, after nearly 10 years of research and development. Yes 10 years! Crazy hey? Slasher Organic Weedkiller is very versatile and will control a broad range of weeds as well as moss, algae a ... → click to read more.

eco-organic garden wins 2016 Laurel Award for Best Website!

Posted On: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2016

At the recent Laurel Awards our own Steve Falcioni was incredibly excited to pick up a Laurel for Best Website. The Laurel Awards are run every two years by the Horticultural Media Association of Australia (HMAA). They recognise those which have demonstrated excellence in communicating ho ... → click to read more.

2016 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

Posted On: MONDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2016

Hard to believe but another year flew past and we found ourselves back in the Carlton Gardens for the 2016 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show! This year the weather didn’t exactly co-operate with some stinking hot days followed by cold wet ones but nonetheless we were kept busy ... → click to read more.

OCP celebrates 25 years as the organic experts!

Posted On: FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH, 2016

Long before organics became trendy and the world worried about chemicals in their food and neonicotinoids in bee pollen, we here at Organic Crop Protectants (OCP) were busy developing safe organic options for the horticulture sector. And 25 years later we’re still at it! Organic Crop Prot ... → click to read more.

Silver Medal in Organic Leadership Award for OCP Managing Director Gary Leeson

Posted On: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2015

We are extremely excited to announce that OCP’s Managing Director and co-owner Gary Leeson (aka The Big Boss) was awarded the SILVER MEDAL in the category of Organic Industry Leadership at the 2015 Australian Organic Annual Awards. The Award recognises the contribution Gary has made to th ... → click to read more.

Welcoming the Jasons to OCP!

Posted On: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2015

In November we welcomed on board not one but two Jasons to the OCP family: Jason Vella (Territory Manager QLD/Nth NSW) and Jason Hingston (Territory Manager VIC/TAS). Jason Vella is from Mackay, QLD and grew up on the family cattle and cane farm. He later moved south to study at the Gatton ... → click to read more.

Brisbane International Garden Show Kicks Off!

Posted On: MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 2015

In October the Brisbane International Garden Show (BIGS) threw open it’s doors for the first time and what a show it turned out to be! Spread over four days there were over a 100 talks and presentations by leading experts like Graham Ross, Jerry Coleby-Williams and our very own Claire Bic ... → click to read more.

eco-seaweed just got bigger!

Posted On: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2015

Drum roll please….We are super excited to announce the arrival of the 600g pack size of eco-seaweed. Ta-dah! It seems that once someone learns about the magic of our powdered seaweed extract they just can’t get enough. We’ve had so many requests for a bigger size that we put on our thin ... → click to read more.

2015 Queensland Garden Expo

Posted On: SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2015

In July we returned to the Sunshine Coast to exhibit at the 2015 Queensland Garden Expo. As always we set up in the Giant Kitchen Garden section and braced ourselves for the onslaught of visitors! Below are a few of the things which caught our eye as well as pics of our favourite garden pe ... → click to read more.

Announcing the newest member of the OCP team – Claire Bickle

Posted On: MONDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2015

To help us keep up with the ever increasing demand for organic gardening knowledge and products we’re very pleased to announce that Claire Bickle has just joined the OCP family. Claire is an extremely knowledgeable horticulturist with over 20 years experience in organic gardening, permacul ... → click to read more.

2015 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

Posted On: MONDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2015

In March we exhibited at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show in the lovely grounds of Carlton Gardens. It’s always a crazy busy 5 days with loads of regular customers and industry supporters coming around to see what’s new and to say hi. And this year we had stacks of n ... → click to read more.

OCP welcomes our newest team member Chloe Thomson

Posted On: SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2015

We are extremely pleased to announce that Chloe Thomson is joining us at OCP to help spread the organic word. You may recognise Chloe from her presenter role on The Garden Gurus, her articles in Good Organic Gardening magazine or her own website Bean There, Dug That. She has a degree in A ... → click to read more.

OCP Finalist for 2015 Nursery & Garden Industry Environment Award

Posted On: MONDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2015

Finalists have been announced for the prestigious 2015 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards and we’re extremely excited to learn we’re a Finalist for the Environment Award. It recognises our longstanding commitment to developing and manufacturing truly organic eco-friendly horticultural pr ... → click to read more.

All About Roses

Posted On: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH, 2014

We’re excited to have just added All About Roses by Diana Sargeant to our range. Diana is a strong advocate for organic rose growing and has put all her knowledge into this lovely new book. Absolutely perfect for beginnings as it outlines all the basics rose need to thrive along with com ... → click to read more.

Give Bees A Chance

Posted On: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2014

You’ve probably figured out by now that we like beneficial insects right? Well with bee populations declining in Australia and around the world from toxic chemicals we thought it was time to help the bees out. We’ve created this very cute coffee mug to remind us how important bees are and ... → click to read more.

eco-neem now controls grasshoppers!

Posted On: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 2014

Great news just through from the Australian pesticide regulatory body (the APVMA). They’ve approved our trial work and we are now allowed to tell you that eco-neem will control wingless grasshoppers. We’ve known for years that eco-neem will deal with grasshoppers but until we ran some Aus ... → click to read more.

Potatoes are in!

Posted On: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 2014

This year we’re using “Grow Bags” for our potatoes rather than planting directly in the ground. We’re short on space in our veggie patch and after years of hearing people talk about Grow Bags we figured it was time to give them a go. Grow Bags are sturdy woven bags that production nurs ... → click to read more.

The Australian Garden Show, Sydney 2014

Posted On: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2014

In early September we had a fun four days exhibiting at the Australian Garden Show, Sydney. Now in it’s second year the show was packed full of brilliant display gardens, informative talks (some given by our own Steve Falcioni) and of course plenty of gardening products to buy! Here’s a fe ... → click to read more.

eco-fungicide Ready To Use arrives!

Posted On: TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 2014

We’re super excited to introduce eco-fungicide in a pre-mixed Ready To Use format. It’s the perfect way to control fungal problems when you haven’t got time to mix up some solution yourself! Most people don’t realise that it is actually quite hard to create truly organic Ready To Use fung ... → click to read more.

HIPPO’s First Birthday!

Posted On: WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, 2014

One year on from the release of HIPPO Enhanced eco-oil and it’s still making waves through the industry.Everyone is just amazed at the revolutionary ability of eco-oil to now kill pest insects and physically attract predatory insects at the same time. In the past year eco-oil has won: * B ... → click to read more.

Another Successful Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

Posted On: THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2014

We’re just back from a big week exhibiting at the hugely popular Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS). We had a record number of people come to our stand and it was lovely that so many were familiar faces. If you’ve never been start making plans for next year! Here are a ... → click to read more.

eco-oil: 2014 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards Finalist!

Posted On: MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2014

We are super excited to learn that eco-oil has just been announced as a finalist for the prestigious 2014 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards. It’s fantastic that the industry is recognising just how unique eco-oil is now that it’s HIPPO Enhanced to kill common pests and attract beneficial in ... → click to read more.

Real versus Fake: Understanding the difference between “Organic” and “Certified Organic”

Posted On: MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 2014

Recently Landscape Outlook magazine approached us to write an article explaining the difference between “Organic” and “Certified or Registered Organic”. They felt their readership would benefit from understanding the difference as it can be quite confusing. Hopefully you’ll find the arti ... → click to read more.

OCP wins Best Organic Input Supplier for 2013!!!

Posted On: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2013

We are over the moon to be recently voted Best Organic Input Supplier at the 2013 Organic Consumer Choice Awards. The awards are run by The Centre for Organic Research & Education (CORE) and are designed to increase awareness of the benefits of organic products. “For over 20 years OCP ha ... → click to read more.