Ashburton Courier: October 08, 2020
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FEATURE<br />
20 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>October</strong> 8, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Creating agood garden<br />
Vegetables<br />
Given rich soil, zucchini,<br />
marrowsand pumpkin are<br />
easilygrown in the home<br />
garden,althoughincooler<br />
districts pumpkinsneed a<br />
hot, dry summer to do well.<br />
Bush marrows suchas<br />
Cocozelle di Napoli require<br />
lessroomthan the trailing<br />
types but zucchini aremore<br />
popular than marrows, so<br />
seed of the latter can be<br />
difficult to obtain.<br />
Sow theseeds nowin pots<br />
or seed boxes.<br />
Minigreenhousesa<br />
little like an oldfashioned<br />
cold frame are ideal for<br />
these tender vegetables, as<br />
is abottomless boxwitha<br />
squareofglass setover the<br />
top and placedinthe<br />
warmest part of thegarden.<br />
Plants can be putintheir<br />
permanent place from the<br />
endofthe month, or once<br />
the likelihood of frost has<br />
passed.<br />
When fruits form, liquid<br />
manure will encourage<br />
good growth.<br />
Watering is neededonly<br />
when thesoil is dry in the<br />
plants’ earlier stages.<br />
Celerycan be sown in the<br />
same way as marrows or<br />
pumpkins.<br />
The soil for sweet peas should be welllimed and the ground worked to afine crumb.<br />
Trenches can be<br />
prepared now for planting<br />
out celery early in<br />
December. Dump plentyof<br />
manure in the bottom of the<br />
trench andtop with soil but<br />
leave the surface5cm to<br />
10cm lower than the<br />
surrounding garden to help<br />
retain moisture,ascelery<br />
will quickly go to seed if the<br />
grounddries out.<br />
Flowers<br />
Outdoor fuchsias,<br />
Californian tree poppy<br />
(Romneya coulteri) and<br />
willowsgrownfor bark<br />
effectscan bepruned now.<br />
Cut them hard, trimming<br />
last year’s growth closeto<br />
older wood.Young rooted<br />
pieces can be takenfrom<br />
the outsideofviolet plants<br />
and the centralportion of<br />
old clumps discarded.<br />
Violets do best in partial<br />
shade with rich, heavy soil.<br />
Herbaceous perennials,<br />
such asmichaelmas daisies,<br />
can still be increased by<br />
taking side growthswith a<br />
few roots attached. Hardy<br />
annuals can be sown<br />
outdoors this month.<br />
Clarkia, asters, nasturtiums,<br />
calendula and sweet peas<br />
are goodoptions.<br />
Dwarf sweet peas do not<br />
need staking. Little<br />
Sweetheart is one of the<br />
smallest, growing to 25cm,<br />
making it suitable for<br />
bedding, pots and hanging<br />
baskets.<br />
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Celery can be sown in the same way as marrows or pumpkins.<br />
Grass repair care<br />
Lawnsthat have<br />
becomepatchy<br />
because of grassgrub<br />
damage or the<br />
removal of weeds on<br />
alarge scale canbe<br />
brought back to<br />
order now with a<br />
dressing of one part<br />
superphosphate and<br />
three parts sulphate<br />
of ammonia mixed<br />
andspread at arate<br />
of 30g per square<br />
metre. Apply this<br />
mix now,and again<br />
in early autumn, as<br />
growth restarts after<br />
summer. Mossy soil<br />
canbedressed with<br />
thesame mixture,<br />
with theadditionofa<br />
halfpartofsulphate<br />
of irontosuppress<br />
moss.Somedamage<br />
to the leaves of<br />
nearby grasswill<br />
appear, but recovery<br />
is quick.Dwarf<br />
annuals for arockery<br />
or the front of garden<br />
bedsinclude phacelia<br />
(blueshades),<br />
nemophila(blue),<br />
Linumgrandiflorum<br />
and limnanthes<br />
(yellow).Linaria<br />
producesflowers<br />
resembling miniature<br />
snapdragonson<br />
slenderstems, 15cm<br />
25cm high.<br />
Auckland opens its arms<br />
Auckland isextending awarm<br />
welcometothose south of the<br />
Bombay Hills to visit.It’s part of<br />
their latestdomestic tourism<br />
campaign extending apersonal<br />
invitation to friends andwhanau<br />
to reunite with loved ones and<br />
experienceall the region hasto<br />
offer. TheDear NZ,LoveAKL<br />
campaign seeslocal tourism<br />
body, AucklandTourism, Events<br />
and EconomicDevelopment<br />
(ATEED), tug on New Zealand’s<br />
heart strings to draw thevisiting<br />
friends and relatives travel<br />
market to Auckland.<br />
It complements Tourism New<br />
Zealand’s Do Something New<br />
campaignbyshowcasing<br />
unexpectedthings to dointhe<br />
region.<br />
It included ahuge lineupof<br />
exciting eventsfrom now right<br />
throughsummerincluding 36th<br />
America’sCup presented by<br />
Prada whichstarts in March.
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