| | Next on: Tonight 7.30pm, Rpt Sunday 1.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | | |
| | | | | Costa visits a thrifty workspace garden, Clarence visits an urban farm growing food and jobs, Sophie explores pint sized conifers and Jane shows how to care for your worm farm all year long!. | | | | | | | | |
 | | | | | | | | Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | Jane shows us how to keep a worm farm in tip-top shape all year round | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | Fact Sheet | | | | Sophie visits the Mt Lofty botanical gardens to explore small conifers for the home garden | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |  | | Gardening Australia Weekly QuizQ. Which plant does black tea come from? A) Tea Tree - Melaleuca alternifolia
B) Camellia sinensis
C) Teaonios longfolia
Answer to last week's question:
Q. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bryophytes?
A. Flowers annually | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tropical Climate Zone - Carrots
- Coriander
- Garlic
- Oregano
Subtropical Climate Zone - Beetroot
- Kale / Collards
- Mustard Greens
- Silverbeet
Arid Climate Zone - Artichoke (Globe)
- Capsicum
- Lettuce
- Spring Onions
Temperate Climate Zone - Artichoke (Jerusalem)
- Endive
- Onion
- Shallots
Cool Climate Zone - Broccoli
- Chicory
- Garlic
- Spinach
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| | | | | Cool Climate - Cool temperate gardeners, it’s time to think tomatoes! Prepare a tomato bed by adding chook poo and organic compost to the soil, watering and mulching with straw – it’ll be singing by spring!
- Love them or loathe them, there’s no denying that turnips are quick and easy to grow. These roots are ready to roll at this time of year, and can be harvested in as little as seven weeks.
- Daffodils and jonquils have well and truly started flowering, so don’t forget to cut a few and bring them inside to enjoy…. just leave enough behind for the bees and bugs!
Warm Temperate - In warm temperate gardens, winter winds often result in snapped and damaged branches. Head outside this weekend to tidy up and prune any ragged branches, wounds and wind damage.
- Green manures that are good to go now include chickpeas and lab lab. Sow thickly and dig into the soil before they flower or seed to add life and nutrients to a tired, dormant vegie bed.
- To give peas a chance, make sure you’re harvesting your peas daily, as it promotes further pea production and prolongs your harvest.
Subtropical - Subtropical gardeners, if you love Creole, Middle Eastern or Asian dishes, plant out some Okra. Quick growing, attractive shrubs, their distinctive pods can be ready to pick in just 12 weeks.
- As the weather warms, so too does the population of pests in the patch. Keep an eye out for possible infestations, clean up fallen fruits and foliage and net vulnerable plants.
- Give your flowering hedges, like Murraya and Syzygium a haircut this weekend. Hedges will benefit from a prune now, as it helps them to hold their shape through the growing period.
Tropics - In the tropics, add some punch to your plot with horseradish (Amoracia rusticanai) - a little bit of root goes a LONG way in a dish. Ready to plant now, it can be a little invasive, so pop it in a pot.
- While removing winter crops and prepping for spring, do a pH test of your garden soil to see where it’s at. Soil pH can impact how your vegies grow, so it’s always best to test and rectify before you plant.
- Jackfruits (Artocarpus heterophyllus) are ripening now. Harvest when young for a carbohydrate hit, or allow fruit to ripen on the tree until it smells divine for a sweet, tasty treat.
Arid Zones - Arid zone gardeners, if you love the turf between your toes but hate the prickles, it’s time to banish the bindii. This cool-season weed must be whacked in winter, before it sets seed and ruins summer.
- Mint is good to plant up now, so pop a couple into pots at your place. Mint is tough, loves full sun, is fast growing and versatile. Regular watering and harvesting will keep mint bushy and beautiful.
- In inland Australia, sowing summer vegies like capsicum, eggplant and tomatoes now will help gardeners harvest a great crop, before the intense heat of an early summer slows fruit set.
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