GardenTalk Autumn 2015 - Switch to Autumn!

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Autumn 2015

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Creative container gardening • autumn action plan • be bold with bulbs Go big on birds • outdoor trends • waterwise plants • grow citrus

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Switch to autumn and get connected to one of Mother Nature’s most beautiful and busiest seasons of the year!

From autumn gardening tips, beautiful bulbs,essential autumn herbs, this issue of GardenTalk offers you a wonderful selection of hints and ideas for all-year inspiration.

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Every season brings with it exciting trends and GardenShop is thrilled to shed light on these – from arches, patio sets, benches and pots to must-have décor items including tablecloths, cushions, fabrics and ornamentation to incorporate into your favourite outdoor garden setting. So giving your garden a facelift is a real pleasure at GardenShop!

Creative container gardening is attracting major attention this autumn and we’re delighted to present to you our extensive range of containers which are sure to become permanent focal points in your garden. See our centrespread (pages 12 and 13).

Of course our feathered friends add so much joy and entertainment to the outdoors too and GardenShop’s bird feeder and food range will attract various birds to your garden – find out more on page 18.

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Autumn action plan Great tips to keep you busy this autumn!

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Creative container gardening An array of wonderful container styles make for inspirational planting combinations.

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Grow Citrus Oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, naartjies and more – easy to grow, well-loved fruits.

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Wild bird care Essenital bird feeders and feed for your feathered friends.

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‘Dragon Flame’ Nandina ‘Dragon Flame’

Beautiful shades of autumn foliage.

A hardy inspiring shrub for growing in garden beds and bringing perfection to containers. Flaming orange, red and burgundy foliage to highlight and accentuate.

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VEGETABLES, HERBS and FRUIT

Autumn Action Plan

Conditions are just perfect for dividing, planting, fertilising and trimming.

Here are some great tips to keep you busy this coming autumn!

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Plant fruit bearing berry bushes/vines such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries.

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Plant vegetable seedlings like cabbage, spinach, beetroot, cauliflower and leafy greens like Pak Choi, Tat Soi, Mizuna and Chinese cabbage.

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Sow vegetable seeds like broad beans, broccoli, beetroot, Swiss chard, carrot, cabbage and leeks.

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Plant winter culinary herbs like thyme, oreganum, chervil,parsley and sage.

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Cut and dry herbs for use in the winter.

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Citrus trees can be fed with 2kg of Rose Food and 75g of Magnesium Sulphate (Epson Salts).

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Continue to take precautions against slugs and snails.

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When the ground has cooled down it is time to plant spring flowering bulbs like Hyacinths, Daffodils, Ixias, Sparaxis, Anemones, Ranunculus, Waterblommetjies and Leucojums.

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Indoor bulbs such as prepared Hyacinths can also be planted now.

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Remove summer annuals that are faded, and replace with Pansies, Primulas, Stocks, Calendulas and Petunias for lovely winter colour.

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Sow hardy flower seeds like Primulas, Sweet peas, Stocks, Namaqualand daisies, Delphininiums, Gazania and Iceland poppies.

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Continue spraying your roses with an organic insecticide on a fortnightly basis to prevent both fungal and disease attacks.

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Continue to prune your roses lightly, remove dead and diseased wood at the same time.

This will encourage flowering until winter.

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Start feeding the birds – hang up some feeders with a variety of seeds and suet balls to attract different birds to your garden. (see page 18).

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Clear up any fallen leaves and other dead plant material to prevent diseases from overwintering.

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Plant new shrubs and trees to ensure a good start in spring, as roots will have time to establish through the winter months.

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Divide and split perennials and groundcovers like Agapanthus, Dietes, Red-hot pokers, ornamental grasses, Day lilies, Alstromerias and Asters.

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Transplant plants that are in the wrong positions in autumn so that they have time to settle in during the winter months.

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Prune back and clean out hedges.

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Mulch your beds with lawn clippings, fallen leaves and bark chips to keep roots warm.

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Start your own compost heap.

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Or alternatively start your own wormery - to create the best garden compost you will ever lay your hands on. It is easy and effectively takes care of your organic kitchen waste like vegetable and fruit peelings, stale bread, coffee grindings, tea bags, left over cooked rice and pasta. For more information on wormeries visit:www.wizzardworms.co.za.

LAWNS •

An ideal time to create a new lawn using seed or grass plugs.

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Continue fertilising your lawn with Vitaliser Lawn and Leaf, Vita-Lawn 5:1:5 or Neutrog’s Blade Runner.

PONDS •

Continue to feed pond fish.

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Check filters on pumps to ensure that they are not blocked.

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Remove any plant material that has fallen into the pond to prevent the build-up of disease.

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Net the pond to prevent leaves falling in to it.

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‘Cheeky Chimenii’ Plectranthus Chimanimanensis

Indigenous, evergreen shrub. Low maintenance. Delicate small green leaves are plentiful and support a mass of radiant, soft pink flower spikes.

This pink jewel starts to bloom from spring and reaches its peak colour display during autumn and early winter. It performs well in both sun or semi-shade positions and requires well-composted soil. ‘Cheeky Chemenii’ is shallow-rooted and needs adequate watering. Once established, it can withstand periods of drought. To maintain a neat shape and lush foliage, prune after each flowering period.

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Pansy seedlings for autumn and winter colour

Sow Delicious Slab of French Breakfast Radishes

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Hadeco Daffodil and Dutch Iris bulbs

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Aloes Aloe variety

Blooming beauties for your garden.

Aloes are extremely rewarding and satisfying to grow. Their colours range from buttery yellow to rich warm red and everything in between! Slow growing, low maintenance and waterwise plants. Perfect as container plants or mass accents in the garden, full sun or semi shade.

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A hardy selection of plants available in economy packs.

Plant selection for areas that require waterwise plants. Ideal for rockeries, containers, edging, accent planting and pots.

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Autumn Gardening in a Box! Available at GardenShop

Are you a beginner gardener or an experienced gardener looking for a new challenge?

Whether you have a vast expanse of garden, a townhouse patch or even a bitty balcony there is always a place for this trendy gardening innovation: ‘The Urban Box’ or ‘TUB’ for short – available from GardenShop. This is such a versatile garden that the most difficult choice is to whether you want to fill it with flowers, roses, herbs, vegetables a selection of small fruit bearing shrubs, or perhaps a water wise succulent.

Autumn is an excellent time to start as climatic conditions are most favourable for plants and gardeners. Gone are the heady days of hot summer sunshine which challenges any new planting to survive the extremes of hot, windy and dry. Once the frosty winters appear your cold season plants are well established and growing vigorously so they welcome their favourite conditions.

Easy steps to grow your ‘Urban Box’:

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Decide what you wish to plant, perhaps a ‘salad box’ with a mixture of herbs, lettuce, radish and flowers which can be tossed together into a fresh and pretty salad.

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Plan planting space to accommodate the selected crops to be grown. Ask your GardenShop expert for advice.

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This is the most important step for success - buy the best quality potting soil, and mix into it 2 tablespoons Fertilis Earthworm Castings, 2kg of Talborne Organics Vita Grow 2:3:2 fertiliser and vermiculite is recommended for good water retention.

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Line the bottom of the TUB with a hessian cloth or Weed Guard fabric to ensure good drainage before you fill TUB with potting soil.

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Plant seedlings, shrubs or seeds as selected and keep soil moist (not wet) by watering for 14 days for germination of seeds and good root development to establish plants.

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Water often and adjust to changing temperatures as days become cooler.

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Spray pests with organic, non-toxic solutions like Biogrow Pyrol for serious pest attacks like bollworm, vegetarian ladybird, scale or mealy bug or Biogrow Neudosan for regular control of aphids, white fly and red spider mite.

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For top up fertiliser apply Vita Fruit & Flower 3:1:5 (Flowering and Fruiting Plants) or Vita Veg 6:3:4 (Veggies and Herbs) every 3 to 4 months or as per crop requirements.

Herbs for young Masterchefs Television’s Junior Masterchef series has shown that kids can do more than just mess around in the kitchen.

Talent seems to know no age limit, and if you have a junior Masterchef in the making, it is time to introduce them to herbs.

Getting started What’s nice about herbs is that they are easy to grow and don’t need much care; in other words a painless and fun way to introduce kids to gardening.

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Start small, so that they don’t get overwhelmed. Five or six herbs in pots, or a corner of your own herb garden should be sufficient. If their herb garden is close to your own so you can keep an eye on the herbs without really seeming to do so!

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Encourage them to select the herbs that they know or are used in their favourite food.

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Make it a special outing to visit the herb stand at your local GardenShop. Pick a leaf for them to taste, crush and smell. They will be bowled over by the powerful perfumes of the herbs, especially fragrant basil or lemon verbena with its strong lemon fragrance.

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For potted herbs buy the special herb potting mix, otherwise buy good quality compost to add to the soil before planting the herbs.

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The ideal spot for herbs is one that gets plenty of sun, drains well and is close to the house. Plant the herbs from the garden centre as soon as you can; they dry out easily in the small pots.

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Before planting, make sure the bed is well dug over and compost has been added. Water the herbs while still in their small pots and then plant out. If the roots are very dense, loosen them up a little before planting.

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Put the herb plant into the soil at the same depth that it was in the pot. Lightly firm down the soil and water. It is as easy as that to have a culinary herb garden. Make or buy special labels for the herbs; it looks so much more professional!

Grow your own pizza garden Everyone loves pizza, so why not design a pizza herb garden in the shape of a slice of pizza.

Start by planting two plum tomato plants in the back of the garden, leaving 60cm between them.

Next, plant two basil plants in front of the tomatoes, leaving about 30cm between them. In front of the basil, plant two Italian parsley plants, leaving 15cm between them. Finally, in front of the parsley, plant one oregano plant. Once the tomatoes are ready, they and the herbs can be harvested. Prepare the sauce and the pizza.

For a full range of herbs, visit the Healthy Living Herb stand or check online www.healthyliving-herbs. co.za

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Creative Container Gardening Different container styles with interesting and inspiring planting combinations.

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Light Pink Gaura

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Euphorbia White Kilimancharo

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Pink Petunia

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Echeveria

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1. Shade Perfection

• Bronze leafed Begonia

2. Waterwise

• Chondropetalum • Spekboom • Buttermilk yellow Gazania

3. English Country • White daisy bush • Rosemary • White Iceberg Rose • White Allysum

4. Clipped Accent • Buxus

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GardenShop has an amazing range of pots and containers. These are examples. Come to your local GardenShop to see how we can assist you in creating your own masterpiece.

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Grow Citrus The citrus family contains many well-loved fruits, including lemons, oranges, limes, grapefruit, naartjies and ornamental oranges. They fruit from mid summer into the winter. Citrus is easy to grow and suffers from relatively few problems.

Another advantage is the fruit hangs well so it can be left on the tree until the fruit can be used. Citrus is generally selfpollinating except for Satsuma, naartjies and mandarins.

Plant any one of the orange cultivars to allow for pollination.

Recommended varieties of citrus Lemons:

Eureka - Thin skinned and juicy - fruits almost all year round.

Meyer - Best suited for very cold areas.

Cape Rough Skin - Thick bumpy skin.

Oranges:

Valencia - Very juicy fruit.

Lane Late - Thin skin and very juicy.

Palmer - Thin skinned and juicy.

Seville - Thick skinned and juicy.

Limes:

Tahiti - Large light yellow fruit, excellent for lime juice.

West Indian Lime - Main source of commercial lime juice. Not easily available.

Grapefruit: Ruby Red - Yellow-orange skinned fruit, pink to red flesh.

Star Ruby - Seedless, thin skinned, very juicy sweetish fruit with pink flesh.

Naartjies:

Clementine - Thin orange skin.

Seedless, good as a table fruit.

Empress - Light yellow fruit, very juicy.

Satsuma - Large orange fruit, no pips.

Positioning

Citrus prefer full sun and the soil should be well drained. Frost can be damaging to trees so keep them in a protected area. Lemons are the only citrus that will tolerate frost. If you are planting more than one tree, allow for 5m between each tree.

Planting

Citrus hate to be planted in a heavy soil. When planting, dig a hole approximately 75cm x 75cm x 75cm. Add a bag of compost, a good scooped handful of Superphosphate and 2:3:2 fertiliser to the hole. Mix in some of the excavated soil. Firm the soil down. Leaving the plant in its bag, lower it into the hole to make sure that it will be positioned correctly. Neither too deep nor too shallow. Once the levels are correct. Remove the bag and add the remaining topsoil to the hole. Firm down well and water deeply.

Watering

Citrus requires regular, deep soakings. Water well once a week. In July start watering deeply as this will increase the number of flowers. The more flowers that are set, the more fruit you are likely to get. Continue watering through out the summer. If rainfall is heavy, then it is not necessary to water. Watering can be reduced from April.

Feeding

The most important feeding should take place in July. Mulch the area with compost or ready-made mulch. Water the area well. Sprinkle the area with fertiliser but try to keep it from touching the stem. Water the area again.

Fertilise in the following months. July, December and March. In the first year feed with 150g LAN. The following season trees should be given 150g 2:3:2 fertiliser per feed. Increase by 2.5kg per feeding per year (i.e. 7.5kg annually.) Each tree should be given 75g of Magnesium sulphate (Epson salts) three times per year.

Pruning

Pruning should be done in the early stages to obtain a good shape and strong framework, thereafter limit the pruning to removing any dead or damaged wood. Any pruning that is to be done should be carried out in July.

All pruning sites should be sealed with a product like Tree Seal or Steriseal.

GardenCare leaflets on the planting and care of Citrus are available for free in store and available to download from our website.

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Seating Tranquility Proudly South African furniture made from wine barrels for the garden and home available at GardenShop.

Limited supply.

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Each cohesive INCdecor palette consists of fabric and wallpaper designed and manufactured exclusively by the INCdecor team. Included are specially paired paints in co-ordinating colours to create a capsule range for each of the colour palettes provided.

Just as fashion houses have ready to wear collections, so INCdecor is a ‘ready to decorate’, or net-a-porter concept. The INCdecor range is on trend, yet the main undercurrent will always be classic.

Included in the ‘ready to decorate’ concept INCdecor have a range of accessories – cushions, table cloths, table runners and lamp shades which are sold through selected GardenShop stores. www.incdecor.com

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Flip Top Peanut Feeder •

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GardenShop Seed and Suet treats

Visiting Birds: Barbets – Crested and Black-collared Cape Glossy Starling Cape Robin Chat

Suitable Feeds: Gardenshop Peanuts

Dark-Capped Bulbul

Visiting Birds:

Karoo Thrush

Southern Masked Weaver

Wild Bird Care GardenShop shows you how different types of feed and feeders will attract certain bird species to visit your garden.

Flip Top Seed Feeder •

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Visiting Birds: Cape Robin Chat

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National Water Week is an awareness campaign under the custodianship of the Department of Water Affairs, which serves to re-iterate the value of water, the need for sustainable management of this scarce resource, and the role that water plays in eradicating poverty and under-development in South Africa. Every week should be a waterwise week for GardenShoppers.

At GardenShop, we are acutely aware of the responsibility that comes with gardening and the water that is made available to us to garden responsibly and with thought. GardenShop strongly encourages customers to grow and maintain waterwise plants. A waterwise garden includes indigenous plants, ornamental grasses, succulents, drought-resistant vegetation and hard landscaping materials like bark chips, mulch, rocks and gravel. These plants and products are a perfect solution for gardens that are making the transition into low maintenance gardening.

Waterwise gardening is using plants that are appropriate to the local climate and keeping it organic.

Gardening water-wise is also known and xeriscaping. Xeriscaping (pronounced ‘zeer-i-skay-ping’) – gardening for the future – is becoming increasingly popular and will become very important in the implementation and redesign of residential and commercial projects for the future.

Drought-resistant plants generally have leaves which are small, thick, glossy, silver-grey or fuzzy – all characteristics which help them save water. Select plants for their ultimate size. This will reduce pruning maintenance.

Ask at a GardenShop info desk for any additional information you require.

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The Lasagne Planting Method with Bulbs Bulb lasagna or bulb layering is a gardening technique of layering bulbs in containers that will produce a miniature bulb display coming in the spring. By choosing a variety of bulbs that all flower within a few weeks of each other you can create continuous flowers for nearly two months.

The most important consideration in creating a bulb lasagna is choosing a container that is both wide enough and deep enough. For example, a 25 centimetre deep container can only hold two layers of bulbs and a 35 centimetre deep container will hold three layers of bulbs. Choose bulbs that have less foliage rather than more foliage. Also, choose bulbs that grow to different heights to create a more interesting spring display. For example, a classic combination is Tulips, Daffodils and Grape Hyacinth. Avoid planting bulbs too close to the sides of the pot, bulbs perform better in groupings. Read the planting depth instructions on the bulb packaging when designing your layered container garden to ensure that your plan will work with the container youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve chosen.

Grape Hyacinth Tulips

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To layer, first place a layer of gravel across the bottom of the container, then apply a thick layer of potting soil mixed with Hadeco Bulb Food. Place the next layer of bulbs in the pot and cover with a layer of potting soil. Continue layering. Cover the top layer of bulbs with a final layer of soil, as if you were planting outdoors. Keep from hard frost and enjoy this spring!

For weeks of continuous bloom.

If you are planting three layers of bulbs in your container, consider the following options:

Top layer:

Muscari, Crocus, Tritelia, Ixia, Freesia

Middle layer:

Tulips, Hyacinth

Bottom layer:

Daffodils, Allium, Ipheon

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Add container beauty to your garden.

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Preparing Soil

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Discover how easy seedlings are to plant

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Delightful products and quick care advice for our fine-feathered friends

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HOW TO PLANT

How to prepare soil for planting

How to plant seedlings

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A healthy plant starts with healthy soil so don’t take shortcuts when it comes to soil preparation. A plant cannot survive in dirt as most plants require loamy soil – rich and crumbly, dark and lovely, nutritious brown goodness.

Oh the joys of seedlings, the pretties of the garden! You’ll be tantalized by an array of seedling colour at GardenShop, where floods of flowering favourites pour in to celebrate the season in every colour, shape and form.

Avoid the fruit-salad-garden-look by planting with a colour scheme in mind.

This is much harder than you think and requires serious self-discipline.

You will need:

You will need: needs to be deepetched

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Remove large rocks, stones and building rubble as you turn the soil – you thought they took it all away!

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Compost improves soil structure. Dig in lots of it, the more the better! Put your back into it working it in to at least 30cm

3 Work in generous handfuls of an organic fertiliser - about a handful per m2

1 Prepare your soil for

planting with compost, Bonemeal or Superphosphate and a suitable flowering fertiliser like Talborne’s Organic Seedling Food

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Pop seedlings out from their cavity trays by gently pushing the plant from the bottom using a stick or pencil. Don’t yank them out by their stems!

Foliar feed with a liquid fertiliser every 4 weeks. For best results use Multifeed Flowergro

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Place them on top of the soil taking care to measure a suitable distance between each seedling. Don’t be stingy planting them too far apart or too impatient planting them too close together. A garden grows!

FACTOIDS The best time to plant seedlings is during the cooler hours of the day

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Superphosphate – a small handful per m2. This stuff helps with root development

5 You are now ready to

plant just about anything!

Dogs love bones and Bonemeal is basically crushed bones!

Trust us, rather use Superphosphate…

4 Plant your seedlings at the

same depth as they were in their seedling trays without burying the stems, gently firming the soil around the roots

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5 Water well with a fine

rose sprayer to avoid soil washing off the roots

Most seedlings provide seasonal colour and then they die - we call these Annuals

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GardenEasy

FACTOID

Birding Urbanisation is making it harder and harder for our feathered friends to find food and nesting materials, making them more and more reliant on us for their survival. During autumn and winter birdie energy levels need to be maintained and little bodies kept warm at night, while spring and summer bring the breeding season with nests to make and double the amount of beaks to feed.

GardenShop stocks an exquisite range of local and imported quality bird feeders and nesting options as well as scrumptious food sources that are high in fat and protein.

Our bird feeds include seed, peanuts, suet, nectar sugars, meal worms and bird pudding.

With a variety of bird feeders in your garden, you’ll attract a variety of birds.

QUICK CARE Bird Feeders • Hang your bird feeder in a tree or high bush as birds like to feel safe from predators like dogs and cats • Wash your feeders on a regular basis with a mild detergent and dry them before use moist food will ferment which is unhealthy for birds • Nectar feeders should be hung in the shade to prevent fermentation of the sugar mix too • Pop a bird bath in the area as birds like to clean themselves – lots of fun to watch!

• Create a good routine, feeding your birds around the same time every day so they’ll know when to visit your garden

Sisal NESTING LOGS attract birds like Barbets, Hoopoes, Woodpeckers and Wrynecks. Don’t worry where the sun sets and rises or at what angle the planet is spinning.

Simply hang your nesting log upright 2 - 4m off the ground in a quiet corner of the garden. The hole should sit to the top and face out of the prominent direction of the rain

FACTOID Buying an OWL BOX won’t invite an owl.

Owls need to be active in your area for them to take up an artificial nest box.

Firmly attach your owl box to a shaded tree trunk or wall, in a quiet position that is away from human and pet disturbance. Barn Owls, African WoodOwls, Pearl-spotted Owlets, African ScopsOwls and Spotted Eagle-Owls will use an artificial nest box.

Keep an eye on small pets as owls are known to attack them and avoid using harmful pesticides to control rodents and insects in your garden

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Hadeco Indigenous Bulbs 2 Pack Combo Prepare for your spring show now! Choose from Freesia, Tritonia, Sparaxis, Ornithogalum and Babianas. 2 x 25 bulb pack.

49

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Suet Balls Value Bucket High protein food for wild birds. 1.4kg.

150

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Pelargoniums Bush and trailing varieties.

Ideal for pots and hanging baskets. 16.5cm.

2 for

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125

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Vita Veg 6.3.4 Certified organic fertiliser for use on all fruit and vegetable plants.

Apply every 3 months. 5kg.

250

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Indoor COLOUR Cyclamen Ideal for autumn and winter flowers. Plant en-masse in the garden.14cm.

3995

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Efekto Aphicide Plus Systemic liquid aphicide.

100ml.

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Buxus Balls Evergreen, hardy ball-shaped plant (excludes pot). 10l.

MUST HAVE Efekto Insecticide Granules Plus Systemic granular insecticide.

Controls aphids on roses and ornamental plants. 500g.

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