June 2020 - Highway Durban
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DIG IT!<br />
Is it a pansy? Is it a viola?<br />
Pansy Panola is for gardeners who can’t decide which<br />
they love more ... pansies or violas! This pansy is a mix<br />
of both. It has the flower power of a viola but with<br />
pansy-like blooms, that are bigger than violas but<br />
not as big as the extra-large pansies. The plants are<br />
compact (growing to 20cm high and 25cm wide) so<br />
they fit in anywhere and everywhere ... garden beds,<br />
borders, sunny corners, patio pots and window boxes.<br />
You can even plant them in the vegetable garden<br />
because the blooms are edible. Make sure you plant<br />
them in full sun in winter, and remember they need<br />
well composted soil. With regular watering and<br />
feeding, these Panola pansies will keep on flowering<br />
into summer, and with less stretch than regular<br />
pansies in warm climates. Details: ballstraathof.co.za<br />
Did you know that planting a rose now<br />
allows it to settle in over winter, ready<br />
to flower in October? Ludwig’s pick is<br />
Winter Sun KORbatam (N) because<br />
it flowers deep into winter, with<br />
fragrant classically shaped pale-yellow<br />
blooms, like a winter sun. It grows into<br />
a neat, shoulder high hybrid tea rose,<br />
covered in glossy green leaves that are<br />
very resistant to black spot. It’s a low<br />
maintenance rose for today’s no-fuss<br />
gardens. Details: ludwigsroses.co.za<br />
Look out for the Together we Bloom<br />
label on cut flowers, as well as indoor<br />
and outdoor plants. It means R2.27<br />
has already been donated for hunger<br />
relief, and you can pay it forward by<br />
buying the plant. This is a campaign<br />
initiated by the horticultural industry<br />
and is being driven by the NPO<br />
Together we Bloom. Funds raised<br />
will be disbursed to churches and<br />
NGOs working with communities in<br />
need. Follow Together We Bloom on<br />
Facebook.<br />
Garden tasks for <strong>June</strong><br />
Transplant roses that are planted in too much shade or in the wrong position.<br />
(see Ludwig’s Roses on You Tube via ludwigsroses.co.za)<br />
Rake up all fallen leaves and add them to the compost heap or store in bags to<br />
make rich leaf compost.<br />
Remember to water flowers and vegetables as early as possible in the morning<br />
so the leaves are dry by evening.<br />
Protect tender leafy vegetables with frost cloth if very cold weather or frost is<br />
predicted.<br />
Plant winter colour in sunny beds ... pansies, violas, petunias (in dry winter areas),<br />
poppies and calendulas. For shade or semi-shade areas, plant primulas.<br />
Feed winter leafy vegetables with a nitrogen-rich liquid fertilizer.<br />
Stake broad beans and Brussels sprouts.<br />
46 Get It <strong>Highway</strong> • Berea • <strong>Durban</strong> North <strong>June</strong> <strong>2020</strong>