Make frames for climbing plants, growing native edible plants in pots + more!!!

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Next on: Tonight 7.30pm, Rpt Sunday 1.30pm on ABC + iview   Coming up   Tino tinkers with some spicy crops, Jane explores an inner city walled garden, Millie shows how to make your own frames for climbing plants and Clarence shares some native food plants perfect for pots.   READ MORE     Native Nibbles   Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview   Clarence explores some edible native plants that grow well in pots   WATCH NOW       Fact sheet highlight   Fact Sheet   Millie builds a couple of simple frames for climbing plants     LEARN more     Congratulations!   Congratulations to Costa and the team for not one, not two.....but three Logie nominations! Most Popular Lifestyle Program Most Popular Presenter (Costa) Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (Costa) The final round of voting starts on 24th June, but in the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in round one. We’ll keep you posted on how to vote closer to the time, but as Costa says, let's 'Grow 4 Gold!'   What to plant this weekend   Tropical Climate Zone Broccoli Carrots Potatoes Sweet Corn  Subtropical Climate Zone Beetroot Endive Rocket Spinach  Arid Climate Zone Beans (Climbing and Bush) Capsicum Garlic Parsnip Temperate Climate Zone Broad Beans Endive Lettuce Radish Cool Climate Zone Broad Beans Cabbage Peas Radish   Jobs for the weekend   Cool In cool temperate gardens, camellias should be putting on a flashy floral show. If you have a camellia that buds but doesn’t flower, give it a jolt with a liquid feed. It’s time to give hydrangeas a haircut. Remove spent flower heads, pruning back down the stem until you find a healthy bud. Take off about 2/3rds of the foliage, and it’ll rocket away next spring. Keep an eye out for Winter Grass in lawns as it starts to pop its bright green leaves up. Easiest to manage when it’s young, dig the clumps out and feed to the chooks or make into a weed tea.  Temperate Get into your gutters and give them a good clean out before the rains hit. Don’t get rid of the leaf litter – it can be used as mulch or added into the compost bin. If you’re on acidic soils and have been treating your patch to organic matter over the last few months, now is a great time to add some lime – about one handful per square meter. With winter just around the corner, our thoughts turn to snow – snow peas of course! Give peas a chance and sow seeds direct, and you’ll be harvesting in about 60 days.  Subtropical It’s time for bare root roses. Head to a nursery and grab your fragrant favourites, and plant out as soon as possible, keeping roots moist, but not wet. Got a bare space under a taller edible? Why not have a crack at some Cress? The leaves of Land Cress are hot, spicy and great in salads, plus this groundcover has it made in the shade. If you are seeing the white fuzzy splotches of powdery mildew on the leaves of your plants, why not treat them with a milk mix – 1-part full cream milk with 10 parts water, once a week.  Tropical Have grasshoppers got you hopping mad? The best time to catch grasshoppers is early in the morning when they are less active, so head out into the patch with a bucket and go hunting – your chooks will love them. For a delicious snack, why not have a grow at some edible soybeans, or Edamame? Sow seeds direct into well-drained soil in full sun, and harvest when seed pods are fat and green. The stunning foliage of the Iresine is irresistible to snails and slugs at the moment, so set up some beer traps or sand barriers to protect your precious plants.  Arid Be on the lookout for mealybugs – small, white, squishy insects that may be appearing on your indoor plants. Give them a wipe with rubbing alcohol to send them on their way. Pumpkins are ready to harvest now, as the vines are dying, and the stalks are dry. Pumpkins will store best if a small piece of stalk is left attached to the fruit. Half lettuce, half celery, all the rage, Celtuce gives you the best of both worlds with luscious lettuce leaves, and a celery-like stem. Plant now in full sun and enjoy this unusual Chinese vegie.   Catch up on ABC iview   Never miss a gardening moment!   Watch more     Subscribe     Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to garden336.tool@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy.     © 2019 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC, ABN 52 429 278 345. 700 Harris St Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.   Unsubscribe from this eNewsletter | Discover other email newsletters | Privacy

Protecting plants from frost, mulch calculator, composting app plus celebrate Botanic Gardens Day this Sunday!

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Next on: Tonight 7.30pm, Rpt Sunday 1.30pm on ABC + iview   Coming up   Tino shows you how to protect plants from frost, Josh Byrne meets a composting entrepreneur, Jane and Clarence celebrate Botanic Gardens Day with trips to the Geelong and Wollongong Botanic Gardens and Jerry Coleby-Williams visits an aroid addict!    FIND OUT MORE     Video preview   Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview   Tino demos how to build quick and easy covers for frost sensitive vegetables at The Patch.     WATCH NOW     Factsheet Highlight   Factsheet sadad Jerry visits an avid aroid collector to explore his fascinating and rare collection     READ MORE     Botanic Gardens Day 2019   The 2019 Botanic Garden Day will be held across Australia and New Zealand on Sunday 26th May 2019. Botanic gardens, arboretum and gardens in Australia and New Zealand will celebrate the vital work botanic gardens do for plant conservation. Find out what’s happening at your local botanical gardens this Botanic Gardens Day   What to plant this weekend   Tropical Climate Zone Carrots Celery Endive Watermelon  Subtropical Climate Zone Brussels Sprouts Huauzontle Mustard Greens Shallots  Arid Climate Zone Broccoli Chilli Kale/Collards Leeks Temperate Climate Zone Garlic Kohlrabi Radish Silverbeet Cool Climate Zone Artichoke (Jerusalem and Globe) Mitzuna Spinach Turnips / Swedes   Jobs for the weekend   Cool In cool temperate gardens, it’s the perfect weekend to dig in green manure crops sown in March. Just fork the crops into the soil – your hungry winter crops will thank you! If you love your herbs, it’s time to pop some parsley into your patch. Curly or Italian, Parsley is great in pots or plots, from a full sun to partly shaded spot. Feeling fruity? Bung in a banana. Find a sunny, protected corner of your garden or courtyard, and give some of the cold-tolerant varieties like Red Dacca, Dwarf Cavendish and Rajapuri a go.  Temperate Warm temperate gardeners can grow a little bit of history with some heirloom Red Russian Kale.  As good to look at as it is to eat, this kale is a stunner with purple tinged stems and red oak leaves. Why not get involved with the Friends Group of your local park or Botanic Garden? A great way to meet like-minded people, and do something meaningful in your neighbourhood. It’s time to prune dahlias once foliage has died down. If your soil is well drained, the tubers can be left in the ground, otherwise lift and store.  Subtropical In the subtropics, have a go at growing chickpeas. These lovely legumes are an annual, and take around 100 days to mature. If you love lettuce, why not try Miners Lettuce.  Once eaten to keep scurvy at bay, every part of this succulent is edible, and the refreshing flavour is a great lettuce substitute over winter. You may have noticed the bright yellow flowers, bird attracting of the Golden Penda over the last few months. The perfect shade tree for subtropical gardens  Tropical Dreaming off a flowering cottage garden in the tropics? Then why not plant some zinnia, cosmos, salvia and sunflowers this weekend? If you’ve got a sunny spot in the kitchen, then you’ve got the perfect spot to grow microgreens. Think of them as a cross between sprouts and salad greens – tasty, healthy and dead easy to grow. Grown too many spring onions? Just wash them, dry them, pop them in an airtight container with paper between each layer, whack them in the fridge and they’ll be good for weeks.  Arid Gardeners in arid areas should keep a good eye on ripening citrus, and ensure they are regularly watered to prevent the skin splitting. Find a bit of room in your patch to rock a rhubarb.  Crowns of these delicious perennials are ready to go into the ground now. As you know, Sunday is Botanic Gardens Day, so why not visit a Botanic Garden or two this weekend? Whether it’s Australian native plants, exotics or even edibles, Botanic Gardens are a treasure trove of inspiration and information. Find out what's happening at your local gardens!   Catch up on ABC iview   Never miss a gardening moment!   Watch more     Subscribe     Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to garden336.tool@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy.     © 2019 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC, ABN 52 429 278 345. 700 Harris St Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.   Unsubscribe from this eNewsletter | Discover other email newsletters | Privacy