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Next on: Tonight 7.30pm, Rpt Sunday 1.30pm on ABC + iview   Coming up   Jane and Millie help create a high-rise garden, Costa visits a knockout flower display, Josh finds out how you can increase biodiversity in the garden and Jerry gets the low-down on the invasive fire ant.   WATCH MORE     Backyard Biodiversity   Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview   Josh gets a home visit from a local ecologist to learn how to improve his backyard biodiversity   Find out more       Tiny Terrors - Fire Ants   Fact Sheet   Jerry learns about what gardeners can do to stop a dangerous and invasive ant species.     Watch more     Catch up on ABC iview   Never miss a gardening moment!   Watch more     Voting Closes This Sunday!   Thank you for voting for us – we’ve received three Logies nominations thanks to you!   Most Popular Lifestyle Program (Gardening Australia) Most Popular Presenter (Costa) Gold Logie for the Most Popular Personality on Australian TV (Costa)   But we need your help again! This time you’ll be voting for us to WIN the Logies! Voting closes this Sunday, 30th June at 7:30pm AEST Come on gardeners! Let’s put gardening on the TV map and Grow for Gold!   Vote Now       Gardening Australia Weekly Quiz When referring to 'NPK' fertiliser, the 'P' stands for A) Potassium     B) Phosphorus     C) Potential Tune in next week to test your knowledge! Answer to last week's question: Q. Where does vanilla come from? A: The vanilla orchard     What to plant this weekend   Tropical Climate Zone Capsicum Cucumber Onion Zucchini Subtropical Climate Zone Florence Fennel Cabbage Jerusalem Artichoke Mustard Greens Arid Climate Zone Asparagus Broad Beans Kale / Collards Peas / Snow Peas Temperate Climate Zone Chicory Endive Garlic Shallots Cool Climate Zone Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Silverbeet Turnips Jobs for the weekend   Cool Temperate It’s time to dig up Dahlia bulbs. Cut the spent foliage back down to the ground, lift the tubers, clean off the soil, and store them in sand until spring. It’s not too late to plant out some pansies for some perfect pops of late winter colour. Great in pots or the ground, these gorgeous annuals love a sunny spot, and will bring a smile to your dial. If you like berries, you’ll love the Loganberry, a sweet cross between the blackberry and raspberry. Plant a cane or two now, and you’ll be enjoying the fruits of your labour by summer! Warm Temperate Gardeners in warm temperate areas, why not track down a tree onion? Easy to grow, the bulbs, foliage and aerial “top sets” of these weird walking onions are all edible, and totally delicious. The Australian native Rice Flower, Ozothamnus, are in flower right now. These compact, small shrubs make a great feature plant, and will reward you with masses of spring and winter blooms. How fabulous are feijoas? The plants are tough and evergreen, the flowers are stunning, and the flavour of the fruit is out of this world! Find a spot in your garden for one (or more) this weekend.   Subtropical What’s bitter, crispy, white and red all over? It’s Radicchio, and it’s a great time to sow the seeds of this peppery Italian chicory, just perfect for salads and savoury dishes. Resist the urge to prune spring flowering shrubs now – you’re likely to chop off the forming/developing flower buds and do yourself out of a floral display come spring. If you’ve got a sweet tooth, why not grow your own chocolate pudding? The fruit of the Black Sapote is deliciously sweet and chocolatey, and these neat, small trees are gorgeous features. Tropics It’s time to get ginger into the ground at your place. Find a sheltered spot with rich, moist soil, and drop in some fresh, healthy rhizomes – you’ll be rocking this root in no time. For a splash of bright winter colour in the tropical garden, pop in a Golden Candle Plant - Pachystachyus lutea. These bushy shrubs with their unusual showy golden bracts put on a ripper display at this time of year. If you’ve struggled to keep your greens going during the dry season, why not plant a sweet potato? The foliage of this starchy staple is edible, and a great hardy alternative to traditional greens! Arid Zones Arid zone gardeners, it’s a great time to throw some Jerusalem Artichoke tubers into the ground. Relatives of the sunflower, these handsome flowering plants produce masses of tasty, edible tubers – what a gas! It’s the perfect time of year to show your potted herbs some TLC. Refresh tired potting mix, give them a feed and mulch your pots – your herbs will be happier for it. Spend some time pruning and shaping your deciduous bonsais. Remove excess twigs and damaged branches, and then prune to develop the flowing lines and voids of these stunning tiny trees.   Your Place   Proud of some work you’ve done in the garden? Looking for some gardening inspiration? Why not head over to Your Place on the Gardening Australia website where you can share your gardening photos! You can also get great tips and ideas from other gardeners while you’re there!   Visit now        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

Success with citrus, beautiful bromeliads, controlling coddling moth and more!

Have a look at what's coming up on tonight's episode, plus your gardening tips for the weekend

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Next on: Tonight 7.30pm, Rpt Sunday 1.30pm on ABC + iview     Sophie visits an exotic sunken garden, Jerry checks out Queensland’s biggest bromeliad show, Tino shows how to control coddling moth and Costa shows you how to get the best out of your citrus.   WATCH MORE     Love Ya Lemons   Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview   Costa visits a prolific citrus orchard north of Sydney to get tips from a third-generation citrus grower.     WATCH MORE   A Fine Bro-Mance   Fact Sheet   Jerry pops into Queensland’s biggest Bromeliad show to learn what it takes to grow a prize-winning plant.   WATCH MORE     Let's Grow for Gold at the Logies!   Thank you for voting for us – we’ve received three Logies nominations thanks to you!   Most Popular Lifestyle Program (Gardening Australia) Most Popular Presenter (Costa) Gold Logie for the Most Popular Personality on Australian TV (Costa)   But we need your help again! Voting opens again on Monday 24th June and closes after the red carpet event on Sunday, 30th June. This time you’ll be voting for us to win the Logies! We’ll put all the details you need to vote on the website on 24th June and we hope you will all support us. Your vote would be great - but get your kids to vote, get your parents, grandparents, neighbours, friends to vote too…the more votes we get, the better! And if we all spread the word, who knows what could happen! Come on gardeners! Let’s put gardening on the TV map and Grow for Gold!     VOTE NOW       Gardening Australia Weekly Quiz Where does vanilla come from? A) Roots of the vanilla tree    B) Bark from the vanilla tree    C) The vanilla orchard Tune in next week to test your knowledge! Answer to last week's question: What is the common name of Eucalyptus caesia? Answer: B. Gungurru       What to plant this weekend   Tropical Climate Zone Beans (Climbing and bush) Dill Lettuce Shallots Subtropical Climate Zone Chicory Kale Onion Silverbeet Arid Climate Zone Carrots Celery Leeks Sweet Potato Temperate Climate Zone Broad Beans Lettuce Onion Radish Cool Climate Zone Asparagus Cabbage Endive Radish Jobs for the weekend   Cool Temperate Get those delicious, delicate bulbs of shallots into the ground this weekend. Full of flavour and fast growing, give them space when planting to form big bulbs. Grab some cardboard, compost, manures and mulch and cover any bare or unproductive patches in your vegie garden. This’ll prep your area for planting in a month or two. Suburban food swaps are a great way to reduce your food miles down to food footprints, and exchange your excess produce for someone else’s homegrown harvest – get involved in one today. Warm Temperate It’s a good weekend to start raising some tomato seeds indoors. Find a nice, warm windowsill, and you’ll have a headstart when the weather warms up. It’s a “grape” time to get into the garden and give grapevines a good prune.Remove anything that’s diseased, dead or poorly placed, and prune back to a viable leaf bud. Give your mower a good makeover – clean it thoroughly to remove clippings, sharpen the blades, clean out the air filter. Remember to disconnect the spark plug first to be super safe. Subtropical It’s a wonderful weekend to give the gardens a good rake, and remove and dispose any fallen foliage like frangipanis that may be harbouring funky fungal rust. It’s a fabulous time of year to explore local plant expos, open days and collectors’ fairs, and get inspired by some truly amazing plants and passionate people. For something truly stunning, hunt down a Strawberry Snowball, Dombeya cacuminum. A large shrub to small tree, the prolific clusters of deep pink to red flowers over winter make this a beauty. Tropics Bring some outrageous colour to your garden with annual Celosia, showy flowers in shades of pinks, reds, oranges, yellows and everything in between – the kids will love them! Bang in a frame and plant some French beans. Sow seeds direct in a warm, sheltered part of the patch and ensure they are not over-watered, and you’ll be seeing beans in as little as 10 weeks. Now that the weather is cooling, it’s time to give coriander a crack. Planting now from seed or seedling means it is less likely to bolt, so you’ll be chomping coriander for months to come! Arid Zones If you’re picking up prickles, it’s time to banish bindiis and burrs. The most effective way is to hand remove them when young or treat them with boiling water. Sow seeds of endive and radicchio direct, leaving plenty of space between them. When they begin to mature, plants can be blanched by excluding light for a couple of days to improve flavour Once your winter flowering wattles have finished putting on a show, remember to give them a light prune to encourage further flowering and promote a more compact growth habit.       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