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12/09/2015
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Presenter: Tino Carnevale, 12/09/2015
Tino is planting a range of spring fruit and vegetables at The Patch, including strawberries, beans and leafy greens
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Tropical Zone
Fruit fly! Yes, time to get your baits up and running - here's how to make your own: Fighting Fruit Fly Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone
Encourage your compost worms by ensuring they're getting enough food & conditions are kept just right for them to thrive - Costa explains how tomorrow afternoon: Coming Up This Week Temperate Zone
How to share your productive garden with animal visitors: Welcoming the Wild Life Fact Sheet Arid Zone
Encourage 'predators' into your garden to tidy up your 'pest' insects: Give Bugs a Chance Fact Sheet Cool Zone
Usually most active in Autumn in southern Australia, European wasps are starting to be spotted in gardens around the country, with some of the earliest in central Victoria. Here's how to trap them organically: European Wasp Article - ABC Environment
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 | Plant Pick | | GREVILLEA
On the show this week, Josh meets Alex George - an expert in WA native plants. Alex shows Josh a grevillea he discovered and was named after him - Grevillea georgeana. This week's plant pick is the Grevillea!
Mostly confined to Australia except for a few Melanesian natives, the 340-odd species of this genus belong to the protea (Proteaceae) family and range from small shrubs to large trees. They are evergreen plants, with needle-like to fern-like foliage and distinctive flowers. They are valued not only for their great beauty, but also for the timber of several species. Many have nectar-rich flowers that attract insects, birds, or animals all of which are pollinators. Most of the hybrids fall into 3 groups, each derived from a limited range of parent species, but with none shared between the groups. The groups are: the Banksia Group, the Rosmarinifolia Group, and the Toothbrush Group, while a few hybrids can be placed in the Miscellaneous Group. The genus is named for Charles Francis Greville (1749 - 1809), a founder of the Royal Horticultural Society and friend of botanist Sir Joseph Banks.
Plant grevilleas in a sunny position with light, gritty, free-draining soil that is low in phosphates. Although drought tolerant once established, they flower more freely and the foliage is healthier for occasional deep watering. Propagation is from half-hardened cuttings; a few cultivars are grafted, and the species may be raised from seed. | Gardening Australia Magazine | | OCTOBER ISSUE AVAILABLE NOW
Great ideas for growing food in the tiniest of spaces! THE NUTS AND BOLTS
Josh Byrne covers traditional vegie beds, both in-ground and raised, as well as pots, vertical systems, trellising, grow bags, and which crops give you good value in a tight space.
THE FOOD CHAIN
Angus Stewart calls compost and worm wee his secret weapons, and there's no doubt that edible plants love the stuff. All gardeners, even those restricted to a few pots on a balcony, can recycle their scraps back into the food chain with the help of compact benchtop systems. Feed yourself, feed your soil, and feed yourself again.
CITRUS IN POTS
Oranges, lemons, cumquats, limes, grapefruit ... they're all perfectly happy in pots, as long as you follow some golden rules. Mr Citrus, aka Ian Tolley, shares fantastic tips for growing citrus in containers, based on decades of experience.
MIX IT UP
Another way to squeeze edibles into your garden is to mix them in with the ornamentals. Parsley as edging? Kale or rainbow chard in among the flowers? Roses with the fruit trees? It's all good, says Deryn Thorpe, as long as the plants are looking for similar conditions.
PLANT OF THE MONTH
As camellias and azaleas fade away, rhododendrons take centre stage, their tight buds exploding in a profusion of blooms. Jennifer Stackhouse describes how to grow these garden stalwarts.
DIG IT
Michael McCoy swears it was double digging that gave him outstanding results in his previous garden. How do you do it and is it for you? This is the second piece in the Old Crafts series.
FOOD FOR THE SOUL
For many of us, Sophie Thomson included, gardening is food for the soul. Research consistently shows the mental health benefits of messing about with plants and soil. Sophie reflects on our need for connections with nature, and how green spaces help us when we're ill or stressed.
OTHER STORIES
- Phil Dudman explains how to grow mulberries and keep the tree compact in a suburban yard.
- Can you really keep mozzies at bay with clever plant selection? See what Jackie French thinks.
- Visit a vast and very pretty Hunter Valley garden that's home to three generations.
- What happens when flood follows drought? Denis Crawford's nectarine doesn't fare so well.
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