Episode: Nine
Date: 3rd May 2008
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Story Title: Transplant Magic

The transportation of plants from one part of a garden to the next can be a stressful journey. Mature plants can become stressed in a number of ways when transplanted, through root damage and moisture lost through leaves. Trevor takes you into his garden and demonstrates how to successfully overcome problems like these and show you the tools to give your plant a thriving new home and you a great transplant success rate.
Featured Plants

FeatureTaro (Colocasia esculenta)

• A vegetable that grows 1.5m in height and 2.4m in width
• It had edible tubers or also called taro and has creamy white flowers
• It flowers for most of the year
• Some varieties need repeated boiling to make tubers edible

Featured Products

Yates Stressguard  
Protects plants from heat, water loss, drying winds, sunburn, droughts, frost and transplant shock.

• Easy-to-use- trigger pack - no mixing required.
• Increases the survival rate of seedlings and newly transplanted plants.
• Reduces water usage by up to 50% and increases the survival of plants during dry times.
• Product is biodegradable and the protective film stretches up to 100% with leaf growth and lasts for up to 90 days. Ideal for reducing frost damage

Contact
Yates
A division of Orica Australia Ltd Pty
Locked Bag 6504,
Milperra NSW 1891
Ph: 1800 224 428
Website: www.yates.com.au

Seasol
Seasol is designed to complement a sound nutritional program and can provide benefits over and above a straight nutritional regime, i.e. not only the growth stimulating benefits of a fertiliser, but many other benefits as well, including:

• Markedly improved root mass
• Increased number of blooms
• Increased yield
• Reduced sucking insect attack (eg aphids, spider mite)
• Reduced fungal infestation (eg black spot, mildew)
• Reduced transplant shock
• Increased tolerance to adverse environmental conditions such as heat and drought
• Increased nutrient uptake

Seasol can be applied to any plant including natives and acid lovers, at any time of the year. The root system will be stimulated at any time of the year, even winter, which makes Seasol ideal for winter transplanting.

Contact

Seasol International Pty Ltd
1027 Mountain Hwy (PO Box 160)
Bayswater Victoria Australia 3153
Ph: 03 9729 6511
Fax: 03 97204792
Website: www.seasol.com.au 
Email: customerservice@seasol.com.au