Hamilton Grey Power March 2018

Wasp Killer
(Tip of the Month)
UNCLE
PERCY’S
GARDEN
TIPS
APRIL
1. Time to rake up leaves and add to compost.
2. Feijoas – harvest when the fruit comes away
easily from the stalk.
3. Good time to plant Feijoa bush or tree if you
don’t have one.
4. Start to plant seeds for winter vegies e.g.
cabbage and carrots.
MAY
1. Prepare ground for planting roses or trees by
digging in gypsum and compost to heavy soil.
2. Purchase new secateurs or have old ones
sharpened if not giving clean cut.
3. Clean up diseased foliage on trees with an all
over lime sulphur spray.
4. Plant cloves for garlic.
JUNE
1. Pick up all dropped Feijoas
2. Prune fruit trees to open centres. Vase shape
your tree to allow light.
3. Waikato humidity brings diseases so
thoroughly apply an extra dose of organic
lime sulphur or copper fungicide to kill winter
spores.
4. Plant seeds for onions and peas
SUDOKU ANSWERS
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Put in bowl or large jug the following:
2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
Whisk until sugar melted
Add ¼ to ½ cup of liquid soap
Stir mixture gently….no bubbles.
Pour 4 cups mixture into a 2 litre plastic bottle, keep
lid off. Place in undisturbed area of garden or hang
with string round neck of bottle, on a tree branch.
Put rest of mixture into a 16oz plastic spray bottle
Add 2 TBsps of liquid soap
Top up with water.
Take this with you when gardening.
Replace wasp trap when full or stale.
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