Potted Xmas Gifts
Episode: # 28 08/12/07
Presenter: Nigel Ruck
Why do we always leave our Christmas shopping to the last minute? Many of us (including our very own Nigel Ruck) tend to do it ever year.
Plants can make perfect gifts but there is a few things to remember before you hand over your hard earned money. You don’t want to create work for someone so choose something that is low maintenance.
Of course not everyone has a garden, which makes indoor plants a perfect gift. One of the best is the Peacock Plant which is easy to care for and has beautiful flowers, what more could you want?
With plants as gifts it is a good idea to go all out, this may include potting them up. A Yates self watering pot is perfect because they have a water well and they boast the latest technology for root training which prevent root rot. Also use a good potting mix like the Rolls Royce of potting mixes the Yates GroPlus Professional Potting Mix. It has water storing crystals, a controlled release fertiliser and a bio stimulant which accelerates growth.
When you put your potting mix in build it up around the edges and then create a well in the middle. To ensure the right depth, keep your plant in the pot and only take it out once you are happy with the depth. Take the plant out of the pot very carefully so not to disturb the plants roots. Carefully place the plant in the pot and back fill carefully.
Water in the plant using Yates plant food with fish emulsion, the plants will just love you for it. As an added little extra for the whole gift back, grab some follow fertiliser like Thrive Soluble Plant Food.
An indoor plant potted up into a great pot can be the perfect gift and it is not hard to do. It is the perfect gift for anyone from a child to a grandparent. A nice touch is to add some plant food so that the plants can stay happy and healthy for years to come.
Featured Products:
Tuscan Edge Square Pot
These potshave been designed with the twenty-first century homeowner very much in mind. The fashionable colours and styling of these exciting square pots will suit the most modern décor, indoors or out. And, while the 'edge' in the name describes the contrasting colour band that decorates the top of each pot, it could just as easily refer to their 'edgy' design.
Yates GroPlus Professional Potting Mix
A top of the range, professionalpotting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs. Features: Australian Standards Premium Red Tick approved potting mix. Added natural Bio Stimulant accelerates growth*. Contains controlled release fertiliser to feed for up twelve months. Waterwise Wetting Agent improves water penetration to the roots. Waterwise Water Storage Crystals store water at the roots of plant. Coir Fibre aids in porosity of the mix. Contains Dynamic Lifter Organic fertiliser which will feed plants and promotes beneficial bacterial activity.
Yates Nature’s Way Seaweed Booster Yates Nature’s Way Seaweed Booster is a special blend of Natrakelp, a 100% pure organic liquid Bull Kelp Seaweed, and a naturally derived soil wetting agent. Natrakelp is rich in essential micro-nutrients, natural growth stimulants and minerals. Yates Nature’s Way Seaweed Booster encourages healthy flowering, fruiting and root growth, promotes beneficial soil micro-organisms, improves plant survival and enhances recovery in stress conditions such as drought, heat and frost. It’s ideal for houseplants, outdoor and container plants and garden beds including fruit trees, vegetables, roses, natives and lawns.
Yates Nature’s Way products are based on natural, low toxic & organic ingredients that are Eco Friendly for you & your Garden. To help protect and repair our environment, Yates donate a percentage of sales to Landcare.
Thrive Concentrate All Purpose Plant Food
A fast acting, complete, liquid fertiliser ideal for feeding a wide range of ornamental flowers, shrubs and trees, as well as vegies and herbs. Feeds through both the foliage and the roots. Specially formulated blend of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and trace elements to encourage both healthy green foliage growth as well as flowers and fruits.
Presenter: Nigel Ruck
Why do we always leave our Christmas shopping to the last minute? Many of us (including our very own Nigel Ruck) tend to do it ever year.
Plants can make perfect gifts but there is a few things to remember before you hand over your hard earned money. You don’t want to create work for someone so choose something that is low maintenance.
Of course not everyone has a garden, which makes indoor plants a perfect gift. One of the best is the Peacock Plant which is easy to care for and has beautiful flowers, what more could you want?
With plants as gifts it is a good idea to go all out, this may include potting them up. A Yates self watering pot is perfect because they have a water well and they boast the latest technology for root training which prevent root rot. Also use a good potting mix like the Rolls Royce of potting mixes the Yates GroPlus Professional Potting Mix. It has water storing crystals, a controlled release fertiliser and a bio stimulant which accelerates growth.
When you put your potting mix in build it up around the edges and then create a well in the middle. To ensure the right depth, keep your plant in the pot and only take it out once you are happy with the depth. Take the plant out of the pot very carefully so not to disturb the plants roots. Carefully place the plant in the pot and back fill carefully.
Water in the plant using Yates plant food with fish emulsion, the plants will just love you for it. As an added little extra for the whole gift back, grab some follow fertiliser like Thrive Soluble Plant Food.
An indoor plant potted up into a great pot can be the perfect gift and it is not hard to do. It is the perfect gift for anyone from a child to a grandparent. A nice touch is to add some plant food so that the plants can stay happy and healthy for years to come.
Featured Products:
Tuscan Edge Square Pot
These potshave been designed with the twenty-first century homeowner very much in mind. The fashionable colours and styling of these exciting square pots will suit the most modern décor, indoors or out. And, while the 'edge' in the name describes the contrasting colour band that decorates the top of each pot, it could just as easily refer to their 'edgy' design.
Yates GroPlus Professional Potting Mix
A top of the range, professionalpotting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs. Features: Australian Standards Premium Red Tick approved potting mix. Added natural Bio Stimulant accelerates growth*. Contains controlled release fertiliser to feed for up twelve months. Waterwise Wetting Agent improves water penetration to the roots. Waterwise Water Storage Crystals store water at the roots of plant. Coir Fibre aids in porosity of the mix. Contains Dynamic Lifter Organic fertiliser which will feed plants and promotes beneficial bacterial activity.
Yates Nature’s Way Seaweed Booster Yates Nature’s Way Seaweed Booster is a special blend of Natrakelp, a 100% pure organic liquid Bull Kelp Seaweed, and a naturally derived soil wetting agent. Natrakelp is rich in essential micro-nutrients, natural growth stimulants and minerals. Yates Nature’s Way Seaweed Booster encourages healthy flowering, fruiting and root growth, promotes beneficial soil micro-organisms, improves plant survival and enhances recovery in stress conditions such as drought, heat and frost. It’s ideal for houseplants, outdoor and container plants and garden beds including fruit trees, vegetables, roses, natives and lawns.
Yates Nature’s Way products are based on natural, low toxic & organic ingredients that are Eco Friendly for you & your Garden. To help protect and repair our environment, Yates donate a percentage of sales to Landcare.
Thrive Concentrate All Purpose Plant Food
A fast acting, complete, liquid fertiliser ideal for feeding a wide range of ornamental flowers, shrubs and trees, as well as vegies and herbs. Feeds through both the foliage and the roots. Specially formulated blend of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and trace elements to encourage both healthy green foliage growth as well as flowers and fruits.
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