| As we move further into autumn, there's still plenty to keep you active in the garden this weekend:
Tropical Zone Fruit fly continue to sting fruit, so pay special attention to your monitoring traps and control accordingly: Pest Remedies Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone Time to plant your tomatoes! Don't forget to add a teaspoon of potash (Sulphate of Potash, Potassium Sulphate - to four and a half litres of water to water in the seedlings for strong plants and sweet fruit. See more with Jerry this weekend! Plant Nutrition Fact Sheet Temperate Zone Tip-prune native perennials and shrubs as they finish blooming, to keep them compact and healthy: Pruning Natives Fact Sheet Arid Zone It's a great time of year to establish your citrus. Prepare the soil well with plenty of compost and an organic wetting agent. Why not branch out a little with some native Finger Limes, so you can enjoy their juicy, caviar-textured pulp?: Autumn Planting Fact Sheet Cool Zone Plant sweet peas now for a riot of colour and fragrance later in the year, with the added bonus of improving your soil when they become nitrogen-rich compost! Kids love planting them, too: Getting Kids to Garden Fact Sheet
And if you want some ideas of what to plant in the vegie patch, don't forget to visit The Vegie Guide or Download the App |
| APRIL ISSUE AVAILABLE MONDAY MARCH 16 SWEET RASPBERRIES
They take Tino Carnevale back to his childhood, and he still loves them. His growing guide covers varieties, including some for warmer climes, a seasonal care guide, and harvesting instructions, which are quite simple: eat right there and then or make jam!
THE HARD YARD
For the last few years, Sophie Thomson has been gardening on an exposed, windy, frost-prone site, losing one plant for every two she puts in. She shares what she has learned along the way - there are clues in here for everyone, regardless of their climate.
MULTIPLY YOUR NATIVES
Mix some natives into your garden and watch the wildlife return. Angus Stewart shows how easy it is to propagate natives from seed, saving you a fortune on plant costs. He discusses how to collect the seeds, treat them and sow them.
VEGIE VALUE FOR MONEY
Which crops make your dollar go further? Is it about high yields for the money, planting crops that are expensive to buy in the shops, or choosing vegies that store well? Tino Carnevale shares his thoughts.
CLAY BUSTERS
When you can't even get a shovel into the soil because it's so compacted, who you gonna call? Clay busters! Kathy Bafile discovers that her pop was on the right track when he set potatoes to work on his verge. She puts them to work in her garden.
PIZZA GARDEN
Gardening Australia fans know that Sophie Thomson is a creative dynamo in the garden, and her latest project is a beautiful outdoor pizza oven. Here, she plants the culinary herbs around it, so her little budding pizza chefs have all they need at their fingertips.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
- Growing cyclamen in the ground; the best annuals for winter
- The magnificent Mayfield Garden
- Harvesting and cooking with avocado
- A roadtrip around Kangaroo Island
- Book extract from Denis Crawford's Garden Pests, Diseases and Good Bugs
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