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Edible flowers The sweet violet, Viola odorata, is an edible perennial. Pop a pretty flower on top of a blob of whipped cream on your favourite piece of cake or pudding or crystallise some in sugar to use on those high tea treats. These gorgeous, old-fashioned plants do self-seed and their rhizomes will spread underground over time so they may become a bit of a nuisance if they are not controlled. If you don’t have the room to let them grow where they will, grow them in a container garden and in pots where they get plenty of shade over spring and summer and keep the media moist, not wet. From: Suzette, Richmond GROWING VIOLETS One of my favourite flowers is the little, deep-purple, highly fragrant violet – the one with the heart-shaped leaves that makes a great ground cover. I grew some in my own garden by pulling up rooted stems from a healthy plant in my sister-in-law’s garden. However, this wasn’t as successful as I had hoped because, not knowing any better, I placed it in full sun in rough, gravelly soil. The leaves slowly turned a light green and became very veiny. At the end of last summer, I carefully dug it up and moved it to an area where the soil was much better, under a tree that loses its leaves in winter. Sure enough, it is now looking much happier and I can’t wait for it to flower. From: Ron, Waihi MOVING HOUSE & TREE We sold our house in March and I wanted to take my two-year-old KiwiApple ‘Scallywag’ apple tree to our new home. I carefully dug it up straight after we had harvested the apples, but sadly, after I replanted it at our new place, the leaves died and fell off and the whole tree wasn’t looking too good at all for a few weeks. So, on the advice of my Dad, I gave it plenty of liquid seaweed fertiliser on its leaves daily and, sure enough, I can now see some new growth coming through on the tips of the branches. I will remember this trick next time. From:Vicky, Whangārei SISTER TO THE RESCUE I found lots of different-shaped bulbs in my garden, but I had no idea what they were or how tall or short they would grow, so I just lay them out to dry and then stored them all away. Then my lovely sister made me a poster showing lots of examples of bulbs and their sizes and the flowers that each one produces so when I go to plant them I will know what bulbs to plant where. Thanks Sis. Feed the disturbed roots While we can’t always coincide the moving of a young tree with its dormancy during winter, there are steps we can take to give it the best possible chance of survival. Start by leaving plenty of soil around the root ball when digging it out and then soak the roots of the young tree in a seaweed liquid mix for at least four hours before replanting it. Three days later, remove two thirds of the leaves from the bottom up. The roots will then have less leaves to feed. For the next five days, water the ground around it and spray the remaining leaves, top and underneath, with a seaweed liquid mix. And lastly, cross your fingers and toes! gardener.kiwi kiwigardener 91
quiz Multiple-choice: Down and dirty Successful gardening very much depends on an understanding of the soil conditions. Test your knowledge of soil with these multiple-choice questions. Testing your soil conditions [Code: Quiz] IMAGE sanjeri/Getty Images To be in to win your own copy of Gardener’s Quiz & Puzzle Book: 100 Brainteasers for Gardeners Who Know Their Onions by Simon Akeroyd and Dr Gareth Moore (Exisle Publishing), send as many answers as you can to either giveaways@gardener.kiwi or written on the back of an envelope addressed to Kiwi Gardener Quiz, PO Box 1467, Christchurch 8140. The person with the most correct answers will win or, in the event of a tie, a draw will be made. Entries close July 22. 1. Complete the name of this soil measurement: Cation ___ capacity a) Matrix b) Exchange c) Crumbly d) Subsoil 2. What does double digging involve? a) Planting two plants to increase survival chances b) Digging down to two spade depths and adding organic matter c) Cultivating two allotments to double your yield d) Employing two gardeners to dig a planting hole 3. Plants that prefer acidic soil are known as what? a) Burnicaceous b) Sulphurcaceous c) Acidificaceous d) Ericaceous 4. What type of soil do most rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias generally require? a) Chalky b) Limestone c) Acidic d) Water-logged 5. What soil pH is neutral? a) 2.2 b) 3.1 c) 4.5 d) 7.0 6. What are gardeners referring to when they mention NPK? a) Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium b) Never Pick Kale c) Nitrogen, potassium and iron d) Nicotine, potassium and krypton Answers to last month’s quiz: The answer lies in the soil 1. E. Sandy soil 2. B. Peat soil 3. F. Clay soil 4. A. Chalky soil 5. D. Loam soil 6. C. Silt soil Congratulations to winner Mandy Davis of Christchurch. 92 kiwigardener gardener.kiwi
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