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Peter’s
Summer Gardening Tips
Quick, but important tasks for keeping your summer garden water savvy and looking gorgeous!
- Check that your irrigation system is functioning and that the drippers are focused on your plants.
- Mulch your garden beds with pea straw, lucerne or Debco Mulch n Feed to keep root systems cool and moist and suppress weed growth.
- Check that roses are well fed and mulched to cope with the heat of summer. Dead-head the spring flowers to encourage more growth and repeat flowering.
- Feed the garden generally with Rapid Raiser to give it the strength to deal with the heat.
- Feed petunias and salvias with Flourish Liquid Feed to keep blooms coming. A light nip-back will keep them going and bring plenty of blooms for the Christmas period.
- Apply Saturaid to dry soils, it is also a wonderful product for aiding the watering of pots. Simply scatter Saturaid on the soil and water in!
- Check for thrips on viburnums, spider mite on roses and hydrangeas and spray with Mavrik or Natrasoap as required.
- Check for caterpillars on veggies and spray with Success.
- Water as deeply and thoroughly as possible in the early morning to sustain plants during the heat; this also ensures you have deep-rooted plants.
- Find a tranquil shady spot for an outdoor garden setting and take the time to sit, eat, drink and enjoy your beautiful garden!
We look forward to helping you with your summer plan at The Conservatory were there is always professional advice, wonderful plants and achievable solutions for a beautiful, productive and enjoyable garden.
January 10, 2012
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