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| | | | | Sophie shares tips for maximising spring colour, Costa visits a gardener and artist who creates miniature gardens, Jane shares her tips for taking cuttings from native plants and Josh improves sandy soil. | | | | | | | | |
 | | | | | | | | Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | Jane demonstrates how to propagate native plants from cuttings. | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | Fact Sheet | | | | Soil is the foundation of any garden, but not all souls are the same. Josh shares tips on how to get the most out of sandy soil in the garden. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |  | | Gardening Australia Weekly QuizWhen plants emerge from seed, their first "leaf" isn't a true leaf, but part of the seed embryo. This is called: A) Bambino
B) Dummy leaves
C) Cotyledon
Answer to last week's quiz:
Q. Which fruit tree does not like a hard prune?
A. Nectarine | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tropical Climate Zone - Basil
- Carrots
- Parsley
- Sweet Potato
Subtropical Climate Zone - Beetroot
- Celery
- Oregano
- Spring Onions
Arid Climate Zone - Beans (Climbing and bush)
- Capsicum
- Eggplant
- Potatoes
Temperate Climate Zone - Burdock
- Cucumber
- Parsnip
- Rocket
Cool Climate Zone - Asparagus
- Cauliflower
- Endive
- Radish
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| | | | | COOL - If you love a cuppa in the garden, why not grow your own? Chamomile, lemon verbena, mint varieties and even rosemary make great herbal teas, and can be planted now.
- Most wonderful winter flowering natives are coming to the end of their show, so it’s a great time to give them a tip prune to remove spent flowers and promote bushiness and new growth.
- If your citrus have been impacted by gall wasp, it is your last chance to remove galls before the larvae hatch and reinfest. And don’t forget, pruning’s with galls should always be solarised before disposal.
TEMPERATE - Plan and plant now to ensure a fine floral display for the festive season. Include flowering perennials, ornamental grasses and foliage plants for interest.
- If your azalea flowers are collapsing into wet, brown pulps shortly after opening, it’s likely you have azalea petal blight. The best treatment for this fungal disease is to remove and dispose of affected flowers immediately.
- Leeks – good to look at and even better to eat, sow some seeds of this awesome Allium at your place today. Sow direct, at a spacing of about 10cm, and harvest in 13 – 16 weeks.
SUBTROPICAL - It’s time to top up mulch on garden beds to help retain moisture, regulate soil temperature and minimise competition from weeds.
- A tart, tangy addition to cordials and conserves, it’s the perfect time of year to harvest lilly pilly berries from Syzygium species, best to eat when they are a vibrant purple colour.
- Home-grown corn tastes amazing, and now is the perfect time to sow the seeds direct. Corn are wind pollinated, so are best sown 30cm apart in a square or grid layout to ensure maximum cobbage!
TROPICAL - Tropical gardeners, are your banksias and grevilleas starting to show yellow foliage? This is a sign of iron deficiency, so treat your plant to some iron chelates, following recommended rates.
- For a fruit with a difference, you can’t go past the Kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta). Bunches of hairless, grape-size fruits with the flavour of Kiwi Fruits borne on a vigorous vine – pop a couple in today!
- If you’ve got vertical space to spare, why not try your hand at some homemade hanging plant holders? Macramé pot holders are simple to make, and a great activity for the whole family.
ARID - Clean up after a day of gardening with a homegrown sponge! Luffa are simple to grow, and, being related to cucumbers, love a trellis or fence for their vine to climb.
- Eucalypts aren’t just for large spaces - Many of these iconic Aussies are great in pots, particularly the Mallee varieties, including the gorgeous Fine-leaved Mallee, Eucalyptus perangusta.
- Get involved in the Wild Orchid Watch, a national citizen science project designed to collect, record and share scientific info about Australia’s amazing native orchids
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