| | Next on: Tonight 7.30pm, Rpt Sunday 1.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | | |
| | | | | Millie gets stuck into autumn propagation, Sophie swings into a professional tree climbing competition, Josh showcases the tools behind his productive patch and Jerry explores a suburban backyard that is a growing some of Queensland’s rare and threatened plant species. | | | | | | | | |
 | | | | | | | | Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | Jerry explores a suburban backyard that is a growing some of Queensland’s rare and threatened plant species, created by the man who literally wrote the book on his local plants. | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | Fact Sheet | | | | Josh takes us inside his tidy tool-shed & shows us which tools are tops for managing and maintaining all kinds of gardens. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |  | | Gardening Australia Weekly QuizHow many species of earthworm are there in Australia? A) Over 10,000
B) Over 100
C) Over 1,000 Watch tonight's episode and read next week's newsletter for the answer!
Answer to last week's quiz:
Q) What is an 'accessory fruit'?
A) b - A fruit whose flesh comes from more than one flower part | | | | | | | |
| | | | | When it comes to the calendar year, you could say that my diary is a bit like the Himalayas.
There are a range of peaks that I visit and enjoy the view from each year but of course there are a few that stand above the others and probably the Everest of them all would have to be this week that we are heading into... | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tropical Climate Zone - Beans (Climbing and bush)
- Capsicum
- Garlic
- Shallots
Subtropical Climate Zone - Beetroot
- Carrots
- Mustard Greens
- Peas/Snow peas
Arid Climate Zone - Broad beans
- Broccoli
- Endive
- Radish
Temperate Climate Zone - Chicory
- Garlic
- Lettuce
- Rocket
Cool Climate Zone - Asparagus
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Cabbage
- Turnips/Swedes
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| | | | | COOL - Give your compost some care for compost awareness week. Add some comfrey and blood and bone to your bin to heat up your heap as the weather cools.
- Plant pea and broad bean seeds now, giving them the winter to establish deep roots. You’ll be ahead of the game when the weather warms up and the frosts disappear.
- If you live in an area of low temperatures and frost, installing and securing plastic, shadecloth or cardboard over plants during evenings of predicted frost will keep your plants protected.
TEMPERATE - Keep an eye out for the glorious autumn colours of Kangaroo Grass, Themeda triandra. Bronze, rusty and red, this native grass is an awesome ornamental.
- Sling some sage into your brassica patch. This incredible edible is not just delicious, it’s a cracking companion plant, great at keeping the cabbage white butterfly at bay.
- Get warm and work on your lawn, which will set it up for summer success. Remove thatch with a rake, top-dress and patch depressions, and oversow thin areas of turf.
SUBTROPICAL - Give your tomatoes some TLC. Remove yellowing lower leaves, pinch out excess growth and laterals to increase fruit production, and prevent pest problems.
- Plant your own flowering meadow, in pots or your patch. Think alyssum, borage, calendula, dill, viola and parsley – bring in the good bugs with a great looking floral display.
- To keep your leafy lettuces, spinach, silverbeet and Asian greens growing great guns, be sure to give them a fortnightly feed with a fish or seaweed emulsion – they’ll love ya’ for it!
TROPICAL - What about adding a worm farm to your tropical garden? A breeze to set up and look after, worm farms are a wonderful way to turn organic waste into garden goodness!
- If palms fronds are a problem at your place, put them to good use. Lay them over garden beds to protect soil from erosion, or bury them, where they will rot down and improve soils.
- The traditional owners of the Darwin region, the Larrakia people, know this season as Damibila, a time of bush fruit, where Kakadu Plums ripen and seeds of the Dundil (a Bush peanut) are eaten.
ARID - Start collecting your capers. Harvest buds early in the morning, when they are nice and tight, and repeat every few days for plenty of pickles
- Black aphids are up and about at the moment, so keep an eye out for these sap suckers, particularly on onions and chives. When you see them, squash them, or squirt with white oil.
- Celebrate compost awareness week and brew up a bucket of compost tea. Whack weeds into water, wait a week, dilute until see-through and treat your plants to a cuppa or two
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