Gardening Australia – May 2019

30 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA

PLANTS

STEP-BY-STEP

1 SCRAPEbackmulchandleaflitter

withasteelraketoexposethesite

soil.Ifthesoiliscompacted,loosen

itwithaforkormattock.

2 APPLYalightdressingoforganic

fertiliseracrosstheplantingarea.

3 WORKthefertiliserintothetop

5–10cmofsoil,thenrakelevel.

4 SCATTERseedsoverprepared

soil.Theycaneasilyblowaway,so

thisisbestdoneonacalmday.

5 SCRATCHthesoilgently,using

arake,toslightlycovertheseeds

withsoil.Thiswillhelptokeepthe

seedsinplacewhileimproving

thegerminationrate.

6 WATERtheseedsin,usingasoft

nozzle.Thiswillalsohelptosettle

theseedsandreducethechance

ofthemblowingaway.Handwater

duringdryspells.Inareaswhere

winterandspringrainsarereliable,

naturalrainfallisnormallyallyou

needtosustainthegrowthofyour

beautifuleverlastingdaisies. GA

HOW TO SOW

EVERLASTING

DAISY SEEDS

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PHOTOS

ROBERT FRITH/ACORN PHOTO, TOM CLIFTON/ACORN PHOTO

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