| | Next on: Tonight 7.30pm, Rpt Sunday 1.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | | |
| | | | | Jane shares her top tips for beginners at the nursery, Josh does some essential maintenance on his climbing plants and Sophie reviews some new small-but-ornamental eucalypts specially bred for backyards. | | | | | | | | |
 | | | | | | | | Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | Jane visits a nursery to guide us through everything we need to know before buying a plant | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | Fact Sheet | | | | Sophie visits a plantation that is trialling new varieties of ornamental eucalypts designed for small gardens | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |  | | Gardening Australia Weekly QuizBeneficial insects refer to: A) Insects that control pests and pollinate plants
B) Insects that don't bite you
C) Insects that only eat small amounts of ornamental plants
Answer to last week's question:
Q. In gardening, a stolen refers to:
A. C - A horizontal plant runner that can form new plants | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Celebrate National Bird Week by taking part in the biggest citizen-science project to hit Aussie shores. Join thousands of people from across the country from 21 – 27 October as they head out into their backyards, local parks or favourite open spaces to take part in this year’s AUSSIE BACKYARD BIRD COUNT. There’s still time to contribute!
To find out more, visit the Aussie Backyard Bird Count website and register to take part. | | | | | | |
| | | | | Find a full year's inspiration for your garden with the 2020 ABC Gardening Australia Magazine Diary and Calendar.
Available from newsagents, bookshops and online. | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tropical Climate Zone - Lemongrass
- Potatoes
- Radish
- Vietnamese mint
Subtropical Climate Zone - Capsicum
- Coriander
- Rocket
- Watermelon
Arid Climate Zone - Chives
- Eggplant
- Pumpkin
- Tomatoes
Temperate Climate Zone - Asparagus
- Cucumber
- Oregano
- Sweet Corn
Cool Climate Zone - Basil
- Beetroot
- Carrots
- Lettuce
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| | | | | COOL - With the Hobart show in full swing, that can only mean one thing – it’s time to plant tomatoes in Tassie! Gardeners in alpine and other cool temperate areas, it’s tom time for you too!
- Roses are pumping out growth, so remember to stake those delicate new water-shoots to prevent them snapping in the wind. These shoots will become full-on flowering stems in no time
- Whether you have a cottage garden or productive patch, ‘Elephant Garlic’ is a cool climate must-have. A biennial leek, the cloves are sweet and delicious, and the huge blue flowers are show stoppers.
TEMPERATE - Get set for summer and whack in a watermelon seed (or two). These fine vines are easy to grow, and compact varieties (such as Sugar Baby) are perfect for smaller spaces.
- Get wise to weeds, either at home, or through a local group. By identifying and treating environmental weeds at this time of year, you help stop seed set and spread over summer.
- If your native plants have finished their fab floral display, it’s time to give them a tip-prune. Simply snip out the tip of new growth and spent flowers to promote a denser habit.
SUBTROPICAL - It’s time to get mulching in subtropical gardens! Whether you use a straw or wood-based mulch, make sure you keep mulch off the stems of trees and shrubs to prevent future fungal issues.
- If your dill is forming seed heads in the warmer weather, don’t despair! The seeds can be collected and stored once they have dried completely - they are perfect in pickling mixes!
- Treat perennials, palms, grasses, roses, mangoes and bamboo with liquid potash. This will give flowering and fruiting a boost and can bulk-up plants to fight off fungal attacks.
TROPICAL - It’s a great time to plant banana suckers, either ‘split’ from your own plants or purchased from a certified supplier. Look for healthy suckers with well-established roots.
- To pretty up your patch, plant palms, gingers, costus, bamboos and frangipani into a compost-rich, well-draining, friable soil. They will take off like a rocket at this time of year!
- Edible, adaptable and easy to grow, why not pop in a pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). Growing to 3m high, this shrub is a winning windbreak, a great green manure and the seeds are delicious!
ARID - If you have a decent water supply, it’s time to get chilli, capsicum and eggplant seedlings into the ground. Add compost, mulch well and stake to secure.
- For some colour in your life, have a crack at a canna lily. These bold beauties flower in a range of full-on colours and are surprisingly heat and drought tolerant. Plant in drifts for best effect.
- If you are noticing distorted leaves or buds on woody plants, you may have an infestation of thrips. Inspect plants for these tiny, cylindrical insects, and remove damaged foliage and flowers
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