Your Garden Questions Answered
Presenter: Kim Syrus
Episode: 19
1st September 2007
At the Garden Gurus we have been absolutely inundated with spring gardening questions from our garden guru club members and why not, it is a great time to be out in the yard.
The first comes from Gerry at Campbelltown who has bought some terracotta pots and wants to know if there is anything he should do before planting them up.
Terracotta is a porous material, this means moisture can work its way from one side through to the other side. This is why potting mix and plants in terracotta pots often dry out, a common problem that can easily be fixed.
Simply apply a sealant to the inside of the new pot. This leaves a waterproof barrier, stopping any moisture from seeping through and drying out the potting mix, making sure any water you give your plants now stays on the right side of the pot.
Nance of Clapham wants to plant up a corner of her garden with bamboo but is really worried that it might take over. She is looking for advice on what to do. Well our advice is to choose the right type.
To minimise the risk of bamboo escaping; select only clumping varieties. These are non-invasive, producing new shoots from the main rhizome.
If you are still unsure about putting bamboo in the ground then keep it in a pot. You can still get the same great garden effect without it threatening to take over the yard.
You know spring is on its way when your roses start shooting. Now is the time to feed them up, and to make sure your roses never go hungry, it is recommended to feed on the first day of every month from September through to April.
Begin with a good dose of an organic fertilizer for the first feed and then follow up the next month with a granular fertilizer at half the recommended rate. Then give them a half strength dose of organic fertilizer the month after that, then back to the granular and just continue alternating.
By feeding your roses monthly during the growing season you will see better growth, healthier foliage and lots of fabulous flowers which will make every one smile!
If you have got a garden question or are looking for loads of information, then the Garden Gurus online club is just right for you.
EXTRAS:
Roses love a balanced fertilizer particularly one with Potassium or potash… this is very important in promoting loads of flowering.
An excellent bamboo alternative is Nandina - this comes in both the bush and dwarf forms and is so easy to grow
Products Mentioned:
Thrive Granular Rose Food:
Blood and Bone
Episode: 19
1st September 2007
At the Garden Gurus we have been absolutely inundated with spring gardening questions from our garden guru club members and why not, it is a great time to be out in the yard.
The first comes from Gerry at Campbelltown who has bought some terracotta pots and wants to know if there is anything he should do before planting them up.
Terracotta is a porous material, this means moisture can work its way from one side through to the other side. This is why potting mix and plants in terracotta pots often dry out, a common problem that can easily be fixed.
Simply apply a sealant to the inside of the new pot. This leaves a waterproof barrier, stopping any moisture from seeping through and drying out the potting mix, making sure any water you give your plants now stays on the right side of the pot.
Nance of Clapham wants to plant up a corner of her garden with bamboo but is really worried that it might take over. She is looking for advice on what to do. Well our advice is to choose the right type.
To minimise the risk of bamboo escaping; select only clumping varieties. These are non-invasive, producing new shoots from the main rhizome.
If you are still unsure about putting bamboo in the ground then keep it in a pot. You can still get the same great garden effect without it threatening to take over the yard.
You know spring is on its way when your roses start shooting. Now is the time to feed them up, and to make sure your roses never go hungry, it is recommended to feed on the first day of every month from September through to April.
Begin with a good dose of an organic fertilizer for the first feed and then follow up the next month with a granular fertilizer at half the recommended rate. Then give them a half strength dose of organic fertilizer the month after that, then back to the granular and just continue alternating.
By feeding your roses monthly during the growing season you will see better growth, healthier foliage and lots of fabulous flowers which will make every one smile!
If you have got a garden question or are looking for loads of information, then the Garden Gurus online club is just right for you.
EXTRAS:
Roses love a balanced fertilizer particularly one with Potassium or potash… this is very important in promoting loads of flowering.
An excellent bamboo alternative is Nandina - this comes in both the bush and dwarf forms and is so easy to grow
Products Mentioned:
Thrive Granular Rose Food:
- Specifically developed granular fertiliser for feeding established garden rose bushes.
- Fast acting granular rose food.
- Contains nitrogen for foliage and potassium for rose blooms and to combat pests and disease
Blood and Bone
- An organic fertiliser suitable for all gardens including Australian natives.
- Provides nitrogen for healthy leaf growth and phosphorus for stron root development.
- Organic nutrients are released slowly to the plant, improves soil structure, promotes beneficial soil micro-organisms and encourages earthworms.
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