WHAT?S BEEN HAPPENING?:

 Last newsletter for the year, thanks to all our customers, for your support over the last year. Have a good Christmas and holiday if you're lucky enough to get some days off. We will be closed Christmas and New Years day only, so good chance to get in and spend your vouchers. Some more rain today, good planting weather for the vege gardens, time to put in leeks, Brussel Sprouts and Winter maturing Cabbages plus Cauli's. Still get a crop of lettuce yet and maybe some beans, we have plants of runners, butter and green french available. First tomatoes starting to ripen, make sure you keep them well watered and fertilized for maximum size and flavour. Plenty of instant colour around, even the annuals are flowering - Petunias, Marigolds for planting out. Seed potatoes still in demand, a few planted now, will mature at easter. We have a hugh range of gift ware and gardening presents for all your family - Birdbaths, tools, statues, flowering plants and vouchers if you can't decide. We gift wrap free and we are open Sunday, Christmas eve for the last minute shoppers.

WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING?:
Harvest time. New potatoes, Peas, Broadbeans, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Lettuce, Baby Carrots, White stone Turnips, Raspberrys and Strawberrys, have you planted any? You don't know what you're missing - YUM!. Replace with Leeks, Cabbage, Cauli, Broccoli and use Derris Dust to discourage white butterflys. Greenfly is enemy number one on most plants, it blows out over night. Start dead heading roses, it encourages more flowers. Feed roses with Nitrophoska. Good holidays and Christmas everyone!!!

 
THIS WEEKS SPECIAL:

Bring in this newsletter and get 20% off anything in our gift department..

THIS WEEKS PRODUCT:

Tom Set. Tomato fruit setting spray, $9.99 (mix with water and spray tomato flowers to set the fruit).

FRUIT OF THE WEEK COMPETITION:

Diacks have a new section to our weekly newsletter. There will be a fruit of the week and you are able to win this tree/bush just by entering your favoutie recipe for this fruit. This is open to all across NewZealand and will be couriered free of charge to the lucky winner.

This weeks recipe is for Myrtis Ugni Std.

Last week winner was : Joanna Smith

PLANT OF THE WEEK COMPETITION:

Take a look at the plant attached below and if you recognise it e-mail us with your answer. If you are the first to guess correctly you will win!

Last weeks answer: Geranium Rozanne .

Last weeks winner: Susan Stretton

SUPERSAVE PET DEPOT:

Fish starter kit. All you need to start your own fish tank. Pirate theme, only $49.98.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK:

Apple current coffee cake

9 Servings

¾
cup
All-purpose flour
½
cup
Pastry flour -- whole wheat
1
tablespoon
Wheat germ -- toasted
1
teaspoon
Baking powder
1
teaspoon
Ground cinnamon
½
teaspoon
Ground nutmeg
½
teaspoon
Salt
?
teaspoon
Ground ginger
1
large
Egg
2
large
Egg whites
½
cup
Apple butter
½
cup
Brown sugar, packed -- dark
?
cup
Sugar -- and 1 1/2 TB
¼
cup
Vegetable oil -- Canola
2
teaspoon
Vanilla extract
1 ½
cup
Granny Smith apples --
Peeled
Coarsely chopped(1 lg
Apple)
¼
cup
Currents -- dried
Walnuts -- toasted
 
To toast nuts: Preheat oven to 350 deg. Spread nuts in a pie plate and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until fragrant. Let cool before chopping. Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350 deg. Coat the inside of an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together flours, wheat germ, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and ginger. In a mixing bowl, combine whole egg, egg whites, apple butter, sugars, oil and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add the flour mixture and beat at low speed just to blend. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, stir in apples, currants and walnuts. Turn the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle1 1/2 tb sugar evenly over top. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top is golden and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Cut into squares and serve warm. (5/6 '93 Eating Well)

JOKE OF THE WEEK:
Q: What did the vegetarian priest say before he ate?
A: Lettuce spray!