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SPRING GARDENING 32 North Canterbury News, September 5, 2019 The joys of spring’s gloriousarrival The excitementofspring brings with it aseries of important gardening chores, writes Rachel Vogan. Garden rebirth ... QUICKSCREEN FENCING VERSATILE SCREENING SOLUTION Quickscreen Fencing isaninnovative, easy-to-install, aluminium slat screening system that offers the latest in architectural style. 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Strong, durable and made tolast, the Stratco Garden Shed can beinstalled yourself, or Stratco can organise installation for you. How exciting is it when anew season reveals itself, especially spring. With more daylight and soils warming up, a new chapter in the garden begins. Essentially, September is all about getting the root department —the soil — ready for planting. For vegetable growers, this means enriching the soil with wellrotted manure and mature compost. Work this in by forking the layers into the soil, so it is well blended before planting. In flower beds, it is time to hoe or cultivate the ground to loosen up the soil ahead of new plantings, and pots and containers need aserving of fertiliser and sheep pellets to freshen the potting mix. Herbs Sow seeds of coriander, dill, chervil, chives, fennel, caraway and parsley. Hold off on sowing basil, unless you have aheated green house. It will only thrive in the hottest months of the year. Trim back woody herbs such as thyme, mint, rosemary, sage and oregano. This will stimulate abushy growth habit and trigger anew flush of foliage. Asidedressing of fertiliser will give them awelcome boost too. Pansies With painted faces that light up the darkest of corners, pansies are agoto flower for colour over the next few months. Happy in both sun and shade, plant out in clusters about 15cm apart and you’ll soon have acarpet of colour. Deadhead if you have the time, otherwise just leave them to it. Pestcontrol With spring planting comes the risk of pests, such as slugs, snails and birds decimating new seedlings. Slugs and snails are active at night and, during the day, hide underneath plants, twigs and fallen leaves, which makes them harder to spot. Protect your plants by laying pellets and deterrents on aregular basis or consider protecting each new seedling with small pottle or recycled coffee cup until it’s big enough to withstand attack. Alternatively, fine netting can be laid over crops, but the area does need to be pestfree at planting time for this to be effective. Traps can be used to control slugs and snails too. Try nestling asaucer or container of beersweet liquid in the garden near your crops. Roses One of the best times to plant roses is in the spring —itgives the roots time to bury themselves in the soil before the ground gets too hot. You can grow roses in pots too, as long as you don’t skimp on size. Look to containers that are at least 20 to 30 litres in capacity, or winebarrel size. While roses are forgiving plants, a fertile soil or potting mix, with good drainage, will ensure you get the best blooms and overall results. This month is also your last chance to complete pruning before too much new growth appears. Treat with awinter cleanup spray afterwards to eradicate any lingering pest and disease issues. Vege patch If your groundwork is complete —the soil turned over, fertile and weed free — piles of leafy greens and brassicas can be planted out. Focus on cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, spinach, silver beet and pak choi. Rows of radish, carrots and onions can go in too. Garlic should be well above the ground by now, so weed between the rows and add layers of straw mulch over the bare ground between the plants. Seed potatoes can be planted out in warmer regions. Seed sowing Now is the ultimate seedsowing time, as it will see plants get off to an early start. Read each seed packet thoroughly, as every seed has slightly different growing needs. Sow seeds in trays, pottles or recycled seedling punnets, making sure they have good holes for drainage. Fill containers with seedraising mix, rather than dirt from the ground or potting mix, as both have lumps and do not give the best results. 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Staying safe ... Make sure you, and others, are safe when using garden and cleaning chemicals. Spray responsibly See youatCJ’sthis weekend! CJ’s DAPHNE S C R AT C H DRIVE THRU Plant Farm OPEN FRI -SAT -SUN 9-4PM ‘N’ S NIF F 5Grays Road AMBERLEY 0800 394946 FILE PHOTO Spring bringswith it an increasein products which are as gentle as possible, horticulturalspraying, whether it be and by disposingofold productsthey did around the home and gardenoron not use anymore. production land. As trees, bushesand ‘‘Homegardening and cleaning flowers begin to sproutagain, it’s apopular chemicals are safe to use when youfollow time for Kiwis to spend time in their the instructions on the label, which will gardens for the season ahead. also tellyou if you need protection, like As you start planning your garden, gloves, afacemaskorsafetyglasses. When considerwhat chemicals you plan to use you first get out into the gardenatthe start and how you plan to managethe risks from of spring,this is agood time to take a the chemicals around yourhome. stocktakeofthe existing chemicals around Remember to sprayresponsiblyand be your home,’’ says Ms Wilson. awareofspray drift (spraythat moves away ‘‘Storing or stockpilingproducts you no from the target area due to applicationor longerneed creates unnecessaryrisk weather conditions), which can cause aroundyour home;it’s another easily health problems for people, triggering the preventable hazard around children. likesofasthma and skin rashes. It can also There’s guidance on our website about pollute waterways. how peoplecan safely dispose of old If you are spraying around the home chemicals you no longer need. It’s garden, takeprecautions —use protective important people neverpour unused clothing especiallygloves, abreathing product down the drain.’’ Acommon home mask and eye wear. gardening mythisthat ‘‘natural’’, Environmental ProtectionAuthority ‘‘organic’’, and ‘‘environmentally friendly’’ SaferHomes Programme spokesperson products are safer to use, but they can still Lizzie Wilson saidpeople can make their be hazardous and the same precautions home and garden safer by choosing need to be taken, she says. SPRING ISHERE! www.cjsdrivethru.co.nz SPRING GARDENING North Canterbury News, September 5, 2019 33 Growing great gardeners Anational search is under way to unearth youngkiwi gardeners with apassion for plants and gardening. The Yates BuddingYoung Gardener competition is open for children aged5to 15 wholove spending time in the garden growing things.The winner will becomea Yatesambassador for ayear and win a family triptoHawaii. Judgeand gardening guruRuud Kleinpastesays learninghow to garden sets childrenupfor life. ‘‘It is becoming afadingskill, withmany of today’s kidsnot knowing what aseed is, or where potatoes come from. As our lives get busierand more complex, the art of gardening becomes more important. ‘‘Producingfood is one obvious benefit, but caring for aplant can teach children aboutresponsibility as wellasscience, nature and nutrition. Taking time to learn the basics of gardening brings so many rewards,’’ Mr Kleinpaste says. All entrantsneed to completeanentry form,answer gardening questions and either submit avideo sharing theirgarden and what they get up to in it,orpictures. Sevenregional winners will be selected by the judges. They willwin aYates Budding YoungGardener Hampervalued at more than $300.Anoverall winner will be selectedfrom theseven regional winners for the Hawaiitrip. 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