OH! Magazine - Australian Version April 2016 | Page 22
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AUTUMN
GARDENING TIPS
Get in the garden and make the most of autumn, with these tips from Yates.
utumn is a brilliant time to get
out
into
the
garden
as
temperatures are milder making it more
comfortable for both plants and
gardeners. Soil is still warm enough for
root growth, so if plants have enough
nutrients and water they will thrive during
this season. In autumn, there’s lots of
wonderful things for green (and not so
green) fingers to do, including growing
delicious herbs and veggies, and planting
new trees and shrubs. Here are a few
ideas and tips, to get you started; and it
doesn’t matter if you have a large or small
space available – simply use whatever
space you have to work with:
including salads, stir fries and
soups. New shrubs and trees in
autumn shades of red and orange
look beautiful in the garden and can
be purchased from your local
nursery.
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Cool season veggies like baby leaf
spinach, silverbeet, baby beetroot,
onions, broad beans, spring onions,
kale, lettuce and cauliflower are
ideal to plant now.
Fragrant and versatile herbs
including coriander, rocket, Italian
parsley and chives will thrive and
can be used in a variety of dishes
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Plant containers and hanging
baskets with flowers like winter viola,
pansies, lobelia, carnations, sweet
peas, Flanders red poppy, alyssum
and calendula to brighten up outdoor
spaces.
Organise garden beds for planting
spring flowering bulbs like hyacinths
and daffodils and your veggie patch
by enriching the soil with organic
fertilisers.
Soil is the engine room of the
backyard and preparing it during
autumn creates the best foundation
for a beautiful, healthy garden. Yates
Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food is
ideal for enriching your soil as it
increases water and nutrient
retention, encourages and feeds
earthworms and micro-organisms as
well as providing complete plant
nutrition with organic slow release
nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
for better root growth, stronger
plants and more flowers and fruit.
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Dynamic Lifter can be mixed into a
garden bed before planting, added
to the bottom of a hole when
establishing new trees and shrubs
and combined with potting mix. It’s
also perfect for creating a nutritious
foundation before laying new turf.
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Ongoing feeding of your new plants
is important to ensure continued
health and productivity of the
garden. Regular applications of
Dynamic Lifter every six weeks will
contribute to the wellbeing of your
garden by providing plants with
gentle,
slow
release
organic
nutrients.
For more information including lots more
gardening tips visit www.yates.com.au