Gardening Australia – September 2019

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ithplantssurgi growth,I’m

wondering:howdoyoufeedyourplants?Ifeed

mostplantsalittlebit,often,inthesamewaythat

a13-year-oldwillleavehisroomeveryhalf-hour

torefuelfromthecrackerbarrel.Ontheotherhand,myItalian

neighbour,whogrowsroses–andonlyroses–inhisfront

yard,hasanannualritualoflayingabagofmanureatthebase

ofeachplant,scrapingawaythetopsoilanddiggingthegood

stuffin.Therosesarebeautiful.

Ifyouranswertothefeedingquestionis“Idon’t”,isthat

becausethefertilisermarketcanbeconfusing?Ourstory

onpage 54 guidesyouthroughthejungleoforganicversus

inorganic,liquidversuspelletised,andmore.Awell-nourished

plantisahappyplant...justlikeus.

Anotherpotentiallyjunglytopiciswatertanks.Inthiseraof

widespreadwaterrestrictions,andloworerraticrainfall,Ican’t

overstatethesatisfactionandpeaceofmindthatcomeswith

knowingyouhavewatertouseonyourgardenwheneveryou

want.Ifyoudon’talreadyhaveatank,it’stimetobitethebullet

anddoit.Ourguideonpage 49 showsyouhow.

Youneverstoplearningasagardener,andthismonthmy

lessonwasasimpleone.Ididn’tknowthatatplantingtime,

it’sbesttoremovethestaketheplantwasattachedto.Why?

Findoutwithourstoryonpage39,inwhichweshowyousix

basicskillsthateverygardenershouldknowhowtodo.

Meanwhile,JackieFrenchhaswrittenarichlylovelypiece

thatnailsthesensationthatinagarden,wearewherewe’re

meanttobe,doingwhathumansaremeanttodo.Andincase

youmissedit,here’sapicfromtheTVWeekLogieAwards.

GardeningAustraliawonMostPopularLifestyleProgram,and

CostawasvotedMostPopularPresenter–sharinghisLogie

witheveryoneontheplanehome,viathehosties’trolley.

It’sallgoodfun,andgreatrecognitionforajobwelldone!

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