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 | | Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 8/10/2009 | Coming Up This Week | | | Spring Releases - Catchment Friendly Gardens - Stinging Nettle - Root Excavation - *NEW SEGMENT* The Vegie Guide - 'Christie Walk'
Read more ABC 1: Saturday 10 October 2009, 6:30pm and Sunday 11 October 2009, 1:00pm
ABC 2: Monday 12 October 2009, 4:30pm | Watch a Story | | | 'Christie Walk'
10/10/2009
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Watch video | Find a Fact Sheet | | Root Excavation
Presenter: John Patrick, 10/10/2009
John Patrick discovers a new, non-invasive root excavation method
Read more | Browse the Video Archive | | There are three ways you can access Gardening Australia video: Streaming: Watch short clips of various segments online. Download: Manually download the complete episodes to your computer. Vodcast: Subscribe and have the complete episodes automatically downloaded to your computer. | Gardening Australia Forum | | Got a gardening question? Got an idea or tip? Why not go to our forum where you can talk to other keen gardeners, share ideas, help others or just share your passion for plants. And don't forget — members of the Gardening Australia team, including our presenters are Forum members too! So join the team to talk all things botanical. Join the conversation | ***New Segment Starts This Week*** | | THE VEGIE GUIDE
Want to know what to plant in your vegie garden? This week, Gardening Australia has a new segment to help you. Whether you live in Daly Waters or Devonport, Busselton or Byron Bay, you'll be harvesting a bumper crop in no time! | Just for Fun - Gardening Quiz! | | TEST YOUR GARDENING SKILLS Here are some gardening questions to test your horticultural skills. You can find the answers in this week's show and we'll also print them in next week's newsletter.
1. What nutrients are Stinging Nettles high in?
2. What is the common name for the plant Syzygium australe? (Clue - Have a look at the image!)
3. In which climatic zone is it a perfect time to plant Snow Peas? | Plant of the Week | | CANNA The sole member of the family Cannaceae, this genus contains just 9 species of rhizomatous perennials, which are found throughout the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, and widely naturalized elsewhere. They are vigorous plants, with strong pseudostems that develop from the rhizomes and bear long leaves. The impressive flowers are colorful and bloom over a long period.
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