Subject: March Gardening - Win a Kumfs gift voucher
From: "Yates Garden Club"
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:28 +1100
 

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March Gardening

Gardening is much easier in March because the heat has retreated and the soil is once again holding onto its moisture. This makes March a great month to get back into planting mode. Read more.

Autumn’s almost as important as spring when it comes to planting vegetables and herbs. Find out which types you should sow now in Autumn Gardening.

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Judy

Judy's Garden Calendar

Week 1: March Gardening

Flowers to sow in January – Scatter seeds
Early autumn’s the ideal time to sow ‘scatter seeds’ like those in the Yates Bouquet of Blue packet.

Vegies to sow in January – Silverbeet
Silverbeet just has to be the most versatile vegie in the kitchen garden. And it’s a great choice for beginners because it’s easy to grow from seed and suffers from very few problems.

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Week 2: Autumn gardening

March takes us into another autumn and, after the stresses of summer, the garden heaves a sigh of relief. For the gardener, autumn’s the season to really make the most of the outdoors.

Autumn colour
Sasanqua camellias come into bloom in early autumn. If you buy and plant when they’re looking at their best, you can have a succession of sasanqua varieties in flower through until early/mid winter.

Autumn planting
When it comes to flowers for autumn planting, this is definitely ‘P’ season, because pansies, poppies, primulas and polyanthus can all be planted at this time.

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Week 3: Bountiful begonias

Begonias are amazingly versatile plants. More than 900 species occur naturally, and many more varieties have been developed by keen growers over the centuries. Although popular in relatively frost-free gardens, some begonias are also grown indoors for their flower display or their beautiful leaf markings.

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Week 4: It's sweet pea season

Sweet peas are always favourites, with their fragrant winter/spring flowers immediately transporting one back to gardens of childhood.

Growing your own display of sweet peas needn't cost the earth as, luckily, they're some of the easiest flowers to grow from seed. And there's an abundance of choice in the Yates seed packet range.

 

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Create an Organic Garden

Organic gardening means growing in harmony with the environment without using chemical fertilisers and toxic pest controls.

  1. Start by improving your soil by mixing in plenty of compost and other bulky organic matter
  2. Feed plants with naturally-derived fertilisers such as Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food or Nature’s Way Fish Emulsion.
  3. Create no-dig garden beds by building layers of hay, compost or other bulky material above the natural soil level.
  4. Enrich your garden with sprinklings of animal manure or Yates Blood & Bone before planting.

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Prepare bulb beds by digging in old compost and some bulb fertiliser like Nature's Way Biogold pellets.

 

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Potted Gardens - Almost any plant can be grown in a pot if you follow a few simple rules for their care. 
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Control those annoying broad-leafed weeds.

Control those annoying broad-leafed weeds.

Yates Prickle Weedkiller controls lawn weeds such as Onehunga, thistles and pennycress.
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Disease: Rust

Disease: Rust

Rust fungus is easily identified by the many orange or red pustules on the leaves or stems.
Solution

Pests: Two Spotted Mite

Pests: Two Spotted Mite

Tiny pinkish-red mites cluster on the underside of leaves often producing fine webbing.
Solution

Herb Garden

Herb Garden

Organic Parsley Italian Flat Leaf - An upright-growing variety with large, flat leaves.
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Flower Bed

Flower Bed

Sweet pea - This small species flower possesses unrivalled depth of colour and a scent that has no comparison.
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