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| | | | | Costa explores an urban farm giving city kids a country experience, Tino gets stuck into some jobs in the garden over the Easter break and Sophie and her girls do some crafty flower pressing | | | | | | | | |
 | | | | | | | | Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | Sophie and her girls deal with a pressing Easter job in the garden – flower pressing that is! | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | Fact Sheet | | | | The Easter break is the perfect time to hop out into the garden and get some jobs out of the way, so Tino gives us some of his must-do gardening jobs for this time of year. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | It’s our 30th birthday year and we're delving into the archives to look back at some early Gardening Australia episodes!
Take a look at this story A Garden to Enjoy, presented by Jane Edmanson back in June 1992 looking at a scheme that encourages people to continue gardening into their later years.
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What to plant this weekend | | | | Tropical Climate Zone - Beetroot
- Broad Beans
- Celery
- Radish
Subtropical Climate Zone - Burdock
- Cauliflower
- Shallots
- Tomatoes
Arid Climate Zone - Asparagus
- Capsicum
- Celery
- Sweet Potato
Temperate Climate Zone - Garlic
- Mustard Greens
- Salsify
- Turnips/Swedes
Cool Climate Zone - Artichoke (Jerusalem and globe)
- Brussels Sprouts
- Lettuce
- Mustard Greens
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Jobs for the Easter weekend | | | | Cool - Get pruning deciduous fruit trees to promote flowers and fruit next spring. Remove old fruit, dead and damaged wood and prune to shape.
- Lob in some leeks. Delicious, nutritious and easy to grow, the deeper the seedlings are planted, the better the harvest in a few months’ time.
- Lift and split your Peony clumps to propagate more and spread the love! Cut stems to ground level and chop tuberous root clumps to leave at least 5 buds. Plant out or pot up and enjoy.
Temperate - Gardeners in warm temperate areas can keep vampires at bay by planting garlic today! Best in raised beds or pots in a sheltered spot, why not hunt down some unusual varieties?
- Carrots aren’t just for bunnies – pop some in your patch! Sow seed direct into a fluffy, well-draining soil in a sunny position, feed occasionally and in around eight weeks you can start harvesting.
- Give your lawn some love and set it up for winter by aerating the surface to relieve compaction, followed up by a good feed of chook manure.
Subtropical - Give summer-flowering shrubs like Murraya and Duranta a haircut this weekend to keep them in tip-top shape and stop them wasting their precious energy on seed production.
- Ornamental and culinary gingers can now be lifted, divided and replanted. Thin-out overcrowded clumps, fill in any gaps or even pot some up as gifts.
- It’s time to chuck in chives – quick growing and can be harvested any time – just “cut and come again”.
Tropical - After all the wet weather, it’s time to get out into your garden and have a good clean up – rake up and compost leaves and garden debris, re-apply mulch and pretty up your patch.
- If you can’t get enough chocolate, why not give Cacao a go at home? Pop them into the ground in a sheltered, protected, humid spot, give them a feed and you should be sweet!
- Old seeds in your shed? Use them to sow a green manure patch to give your vegie patch some vigour!
Arid - Get creative and knock together a Bee Hotel to encourage some stunning native bees to your patch.
- Time to ease back the watering on plants like Mulberries and Grapes that are soon to head into dormancy.
- Looking for a lovely living mulch for your pots? Marjoram is a must-have that can be planted now. Best of all – it’ll bring in the bees and give you a feed!
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