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38 The Star Thursday November 26 2020
Thursday November 26 2020 The Star Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz GARDENING 39 GARDENING ADVICE Today’s winning question came from Jenny Pont. Congratulations! I was disappointed with my Q sweet corn crop last year. The cobs were not formed properly and had a lot of white kernels, and in general not what I am used to. It was the fi rst crop I have grown since moving to Christchurch. I feel maybe it was something lacking in the soil. They were watered every day in the evening. Can you please give me some tips as to what I can try this year? A Very WIN a Daltons Tomato Grow Pack simply, the better the soil, the better the crop! This is most applicable to sweet corn out of almost all vegetables. Sweet corn has high nutrient requirements and when these are not met, the results are disappointing. In early spring, begin preparing the garden where you wish to grow your sweet corn by adding ample amounts of Garden Time Compost to the existing soil. Continue adding compost until you are ready to sow seed or plant young seedlings. As the corn plants grow, apply side dressings (around the sides of the plant) of Garden Time Vegetable Fertiliser. While not having excessive water requirements, make sure the plants don’t dry out completely. If this coming summer proves to be particularly dry, then deep watering once or twice a week will be benefi cial. Next growing season choose another part of your vegetable garden to cultivate sweet corn as the existing area will be signifi cantly depleted of nutrients. By rotating areas in which you grow sweet corn, continued success should be guaranteed. You may fi nd it helpful to read our free How to Grow Summer Vegetables Guide which includes more tips from our experts: www.daltons.co.nz/how-to-guides. Tomatoes come in all shapes and sizes and are delicious straight out of your own garden. For plump juicy tomatoes, water plants well and feed them regularly with Daltons Garden Time Tomato Fertiliser. Each pack is valued at over $85 and contains 2 x Garden Time Tomato Mix 30L, and a Garden Time Tomato Fertiliser (1.5kg), Daltons Organic Bioinoculant Granules 250g, Garden Time 1L Seafeed Plus NPK, plus a pair of comfortable, versatile Red Back gardening gloves from Omni Products www.omniproducts.co.nz. $70 PRIZE PACK! Send us your gardening question to be in to win! Email your question and glove size to: chchstar@daltons.co.nz Entries must be received by 2nd December 2020 Open Home and Craft Market Day Open Home Weekend Sat 28 & Sun 29 November, 11am-3.30pm Craft Market Day, Sunday 29 November, 1pm-3.30pm The residents of Maples have created a glorious array of hand-made gifts to inspire your Christmas shopping. You’ll find clothing and accessories, handcrafted and knitted items, plants, Christmas decorations, baking, preserves, cakes and confectionery. While you’re here, why not take a tour of our ‘crafty’ community. 71 Middleton Rd, Christchurch. Call Kathie 021 392 446 or 03 348 4362 or visit maples.co.nz
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