Next on: Tonight 7.30pm, Rpt Sunday 1.30pm on ABC + iview |
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| | | | | Millie is at a sprawling garden bursting with spring colour, Tino plants pulses and grains at The Patch, Guest Presenter David Fripp looks at the fascinating world of ferns and Sophie makes natural confetti | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | Tonight 7.30pm on ABC + iview | | | | Sophie gets crafty exploring some natural home-grown alternatives to store-bought confetti | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | Fact Sheet | | | | Guest presenter David Fripp takes us through his incredible collection of ferns and explains how these living fossils inspired his passion for plants | | | | | | |
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| | | | Gardening Australia Weekly Quiz
Q. In plants, the 'petiole' refers to?:
a) The point where flower petals join together
b) The stalk that attaches the leaf to the stem
c) A flower with small petals
Answer to last week's question:
Q. Beneficial insects refer to:
A. a) Insects that control pests and pollinate plants | | |
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| | | | | Find a full year's inspiration for your garden with the 2020 ABC Gardening Australia Magazine Diary and Calendar.
Available from newsagents, bookshops and online. | | |
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| | | | | Tropical Climate Zone Asparagus Carrots Radish Water ChestnutSubtropical Climate Zone Basil Cucumber Pumpkin Squash
Arid Climate Zone Beetroot Chives Eggplant RocketTemperate Climate Zone Broccoli Carrots Sweet Corn Tomatoes Cool Climate Zone Broccoli Carrots Sweet Corn Tomatoes |
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| | | | | COOL Keep an eye on fruiting trees for pear and cherry slugs - small black larvae that will decimate foliage quickly. Squash them by hand or treat them with a couple of coatings of wood ash. Keep on top of the mowing at this time of year, and ensure you tame your turf before your grass sets seeds or gets overrun with weeds. Roses are putting on a magnificent show right now, so head out to some open gardens, rose clubs and garden centres to track down some new stunners for your collection.TEMPERATE It’s spring in warm temperate areas when the jacarandas are blooming! These stunning feature trees, native to South America, will be awash with their purple flowers for months. If your garlic foliage is beginning to turn brown, it’s harvest time! Lift cloves from the ground, brush away dirt and hang in bunches in a warm, dry spot for a month to cure before storing. Squiggly, silvery lines appearing on the surface of your citrus foliage? You’ve probably got leaf miner. The best treatment is removal of damaged leaves and an early morning spray with a horticultural oil.SUBTROPICAL With the humidity humming in the subtropics, it’s a good idea to space any vegie seedlings further apart than usual, to avoid festering fungal issues. A nice thin layer of fresh straw mulch is a winner as well. It’s the perfect time to separate bromeliad pups from parent plants. Using a sharp knife, remove pups from the base of the parent, and place into a pot with free-draining cacti potting mix. Paw paws are putting on a growth spurt and need a feed to stay happy and healthy. A good application of homegrown compost and aged manure this weekend is perfect for your papayas.TROPICAL If you’re looking for lettuce that loves the wet season and thrives in humidity, try sowing some Indian lettuce cultivars (Lactuca indica) or oakleaf varieties. Grasshoppers are feasting on foliage at the moment, so hop out into the garden with a bucket early in the morning, when they are sluggish, and collect these pests for the chooks. The dragon fruit (or pitaya) is a tropical treat – delicious fruits and fragrant night-time flowers from a tough, vigorous cactus. Give them something solid to climb on and they’re away! What’s not to love? ARID It's important to keep the fertiliser up to your fruiting plants, vegies and herbs at this time of year. A fortnightly liquid feed of fish or seaweed emulsion is just the ticket. If you're mad for mint and love chomping on chocolate, you'll love the chocolate mint, a vigorous member of hte mint family that tastes tremendous. Great in pots and loves the heat. Weeds popping up in your pavers? Put away the herbicide and reach for the kettle - boiling water poured onto weeds is an excellent way to manage pesky plants, without the chemicals | | |
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