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SELWYN TIMES Tuesday February 21 2017 25 Gardening Learn the art of cultivating coriander CORIANDER CAN be a tricky herb to grow. It has a tendency to bolt when it gets too warm and goes leggy and straggly when it gets damp. Once you understand the art to cultivating this aromatic herb it’s really not so tricky to grow at all. First of all you need to find the right spot to plant it. Coriander prefers to be in full sun or partial shade. Growing it in a small pot indoors – like on your kitchen window isn’t recommended. For the best results try planting your coriander seedlings in a large, deep pot outside or a sunny, freedraining area in your garden. This will prevent your plants getting damp. For the same reason, when you water this herb it’s important to do it in the morning, not the Tasty peas for children to grow SUGAR SNAP peas are tasty, easy to grow and perfect for planting with kids. Because they’re quick growing they fit well with the attention spans of children and they can be eaten straight from the garden. You don’t need heaps of space to grow these sweet tasting peas but have something for them to grow up like a trellis or netting. Once you’ve got the perfect spot to plant, dig in a little fertiliser or compost to give the seedlings a good kick-start. Then make a little hole and pop a seedling in. Plant each seedling around 20cm apart from the next. Your peas will grow in a pod like beans and will be ready to harvest in around eight to 10 weeks. Not sure if they’re ready? Just taste-test them. evening, so it can dry off in the sun during the day. Once your plant has got established remember to eat it quickly. If it’s not consumed fast enough it tends to go to seed. Don’t eat a lot of coriander but still like to have it on hand? Never fear, simply stagger your planting of it. Instead of buying several coriander plants at once, buy a mixed herb bundle. Two to four weeks after you planted the first coriander, buy another mixed herb bundle or pot and do the same. This means as one plant goes to seed another will be ready for eating. Plus you get a wide variety of other herbs to choose from in your garden. Each coriander will take three to four weeks to grow. EASY: Sugar snap peas grow in a pod. WHOLESALE SCREENED SOIL MAINSCAPE Garden Supplies “Making your great outdoors greater” • Soil • Compost • Aggregates • Bark • Decorative stone We deliver 6 days a week or pickup from our yard Mon & Fri 8am–5pm, Sat 8am–3pm Eftpos available Call us on 021 241 7908 1543 Springs Rd, Lincoln View our range of products on our website www.mainscapegardensupplies.co.nz gardening without guesswork Question: Hi there, I have a question. I’ve received a beautiful hydrangea as a gift and wonder whether it’s okay to be transplanted into the garden? Hydrangeas are making more of a comeback in the Answer: garden now, with their beautiful burst of colour paired with their general lower maintenance, they are a great option in the garden for those that don’t have as much time to spend in the garden, but still want the colourful display. Your hydrangea can definitely be planted out in the garden, it will thrive in good soil that has some organic compost and a general garden fertiliser in it. Before you plant out, make sure that you soak the pot in a bucket of water to ensure that they root ball is well-hydrated before it goes in the ground. Plant in the ground at the same level as the pot, in a hole twice the size as the root ball. Pop the plant in, and cover with the left over soil. Once you have it in the ground, make sure you give it a water, and keep watering it regularly until it is established in the ground. Fun facts about Hydrangeas ✓ They’ll handle sun, but flowers last longest and develop better colour in light or dappled shade. ✓ Keep them watered, the big leaves can dry out quickly during hot weather. ✓ Flower colour is subjective to soil conditions. Blues are intensified by acid conditions, while alkaline soils favour pink and red shades. To enhance pink shades, apply lime, to encourage blue shades, apply ammonium or aluminium sulphate or an acid fertiliser. It may take a season or two to see the results you want, so be patient! for more information, check out our website: www.intelligro.co.nz or visit our facebook page: www.facebook.com/igro.co.nz Thanks to yolande for her question QualITy prOducTs frOm ThE WEB TO ThE shEd! WIN! a $50 INTEllIgrO gIfT VOuchEr! Why should I use fertiliser? Fertiliser helps plants to be able to produce fruit, flowers, and foliage. With vegetables that are “gross feeders” (need a lot of nutrients to make their produce) you will want to make sure they have a good supply of fertiliser through the growing season. It helps to create a healthier plant that gives you a bigger yield and larger produce. Send us your question and BE IN TO WIN! Email to: info@igro.co.nz or post your question on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/igro.co.nz New questions received by Tuesday 28th February.
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