Your Garden Questions Answered
Episode: #1 10/03/07
Presenter: Phil Dudman
In Queensland, backyards are getting smaller and for some, that means less garden space to look after, but for others it presents some interesting new challenges.
Sally from Mt Gravatt in Brisbane has always lived on a big property, but recently moved into a town house. She wants to grow a few vegies, but is not sure how to go about it.
Well you will be delighted to discover there is a terrific range of vegies that you can grow in pots, and you can do this anywhere, on a patio, veranda, or back deck.
Vegies are fast growing, so the bigger pot the better. Yates Plastic Tuscan Pots are ideal because they are light, easy to handle and they look good too.
The growing medium is important, always go for a top quality potting mix like Yates Thrive Premium Potting Mix and to feed your plants, mix through a little Yates Blood and Bone and a pinch of Sulphate of Potash.
If you have never grown vegies in pots before then leafy greens are a good one to start with. Look out for the Gourmet selection from Pohlmans, there is a great range of lettuces in lots of different colours and fancy leaf shapes and they look great together.
They are all quick and easy to grow in pots and as they mature you can just pick off a few leaves, as you need them.
Tomatoes grow well in pots as well and a new variety to try is called the ‘Heath Kick’. It contains 50% more cancer-fighting lycopene than normal tomatoes, not only that, it produces bumper crops of sweetest tomatoes you will ever taste.
You may not have thought of growing broccoli in pots but you can with mini broccoli. It may be small but as it grows, it produces masses of long florets that you will be harvesting for weeks on end.
When you are growing vegies in pots make sure they are in a sunny spot, keep them moist and kick them along with a liquid fertiliser every week or so.
Before you know it your pots will be overflowing with scrumptious fresh produce even on the balcony of a high-rise apartment.
If you would like your garden questions answered, why not join the Garden Club. We will answer your questions personally, and you will be eligible for all sorts of discounts and special offers. Join during the month of March, and you could win yourself a pair of top quality Ironclad gardening gloves.
Pohlmans Nursery:
www.pohlmans.com.au
http://www.pohlmans.com.au/HTML/Autumn05/Aut_GourmetVeg.html
Tuscan Pots
Yates Thrive Premium Potting Mix
Yates Sulphate of Potash
Yates Blood and Bone
Presenter: Phil Dudman
In Queensland, backyards are getting smaller and for some, that means less garden space to look after, but for others it presents some interesting new challenges.
Sally from Mt Gravatt in Brisbane has always lived on a big property, but recently moved into a town house. She wants to grow a few vegies, but is not sure how to go about it.
Well you will be delighted to discover there is a terrific range of vegies that you can grow in pots, and you can do this anywhere, on a patio, veranda, or back deck.
Vegies are fast growing, so the bigger pot the better. Yates Plastic Tuscan Pots are ideal because they are light, easy to handle and they look good too.
The growing medium is important, always go for a top quality potting mix like Yates Thrive Premium Potting Mix and to feed your plants, mix through a little Yates Blood and Bone and a pinch of Sulphate of Potash.
If you have never grown vegies in pots before then leafy greens are a good one to start with. Look out for the Gourmet selection from Pohlmans, there is a great range of lettuces in lots of different colours and fancy leaf shapes and they look great together.
They are all quick and easy to grow in pots and as they mature you can just pick off a few leaves, as you need them.
Tomatoes grow well in pots as well and a new variety to try is called the ‘Heath Kick’. It contains 50% more cancer-fighting lycopene than normal tomatoes, not only that, it produces bumper crops of sweetest tomatoes you will ever taste.
You may not have thought of growing broccoli in pots but you can with mini broccoli. It may be small but as it grows, it produces masses of long florets that you will be harvesting for weeks on end.
When you are growing vegies in pots make sure they are in a sunny spot, keep them moist and kick them along with a liquid fertiliser every week or so.
Before you know it your pots will be overflowing with scrumptious fresh produce even on the balcony of a high-rise apartment.
If you would like your garden questions answered, why not join the Garden Club. We will answer your questions personally, and you will be eligible for all sorts of discounts and special offers. Join during the month of March, and you could win yourself a pair of top quality Ironclad gardening gloves.
Pohlmans Nursery:
www.pohlmans.com.au
http://www.pohlmans.com.au/HTML/Autumn05/Aut_GourmetVeg.html
Tuscan Pots
- Designed by horticulturists to give plants the best growing conditions.
- Made from UV-stabilised plastic.
- Excellent drainage.
- Vertical ridges in the internal sides act as root trainers and add strength to the pot walls.
- An attractive range of colours.
- Lightweight and easy to move.
- Can be matched with Yates Tuscan Saucers.
Yates Thrive Premium Potting Mix
- Ideal for all potted plants and shrubs including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegetables and herbs.
- Contains Nutricote controlled release fertiliser to feed up to nine months.
- Added wetting agent allows the mix to absorb water quickly thoroughly and allows for easy re-wetting of the mix.
- Organic based blend.
Yates Sulphate of Potash
- Rich source of potassium for encouraging flowering and fruiting in all plants, as well as promoting disease resistance.
- Completely soluble.
- Safest and most concentrated forms of potassium.
- Ideal for mixing with blood and bone for an organically based complete fertiliser.
Yates 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, which improves soil structure, promotes beneficial soil micro-organisms and encourages earthworms.
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