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gday,
ive resently inherited my mothers garden in melbourne and am new to this whole gardening thing. im at a loss as to how she kept it all alive! anyway, i think ill be seeking a fair bit of advice over the next few months! firsty, if the group has an FAQ, could someone please point me to it, and second, since the weather is cooling off and the ground has some moisture in it, i was thinking that the plants that survived the summer might need a boost to help them recover. to that end was wondering if it is a good & right time to fertailze and with what? there are a million different types in the hardware shops! what do people recomend? i have access to a large ammount of cow poo, but i thaught something extra might be needed and easyer. any thaughts? cheers,evan. |
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"evan" wrote in message
... gday, ive resently inherited my mothers garden in melbourne and am new to this whole gardening thing. im at a loss as to how she kept it all alive! anyway, i think ill be seeking a fair bit of advice over the next few months! firsty, if the group has an FAQ, could someone please point me to it, No faq that I know of, though someone may have some good websites to point you to. I'll check my favourites list to see if I have any on it. Failing that, come here and ask away. Go for it. If anyone uses any terms in replies that you don't know then just ask too. and second, since the weather is cooling off and the ground has some moisture in it, i was thinking that the plants that survived the summer might need a boost to help them recover. to that end was wondering if it is a good & right time to fertailze and with what? It may be getting a little late to do it now. In general a plant has to be actively growing to take up any fertiliser. Certainly any deciduous plants and trees don't even bother now. We are still experiencing out of season warm weather, after some rain last week. No doubt things will have a final burst of growth, but not a great deal. If any evergreens are looking like they are lacking in nutrients you could give them a feed with a foliage fertiliser. This is any fertliliser that is mixed with water and applied to the foliage of the plant, and soil too. They usually only last for 2-4 weeks as they don't stay in the soil. Some of these are Thrive, Aquasol, Miracle Gro, Maxicrop, Nitrofert etc. Many are a fish or seaweed extract. They are good for annuals too. Just follow the instructions when using them. Sometimes feeding them to plants under drought, in the sun can harm them. Also for natives it is sometimes a different rate. there are a million different types in the hardware shops! what do people recomend? i have access to a large ammount of cow poo, but i thaught something extra might be needed and easyer. any thaughts? Cow poo is good, but not heading into winter as it won't do much. In spring it will. Apart from the ones mentioned above, there are ones that will last longer. Blood and bone, Dynamic lifter (very good, the pellets too), the list goes on. There are complete ones, that are good all rounders, with Trace elements. Some are specific to encouage good flowering (high in Potassium). There are ones specific to Roses, Camellias, Azaleas, Citrus. Probably one of the best all rounders is Dynamic lifter long life. Rotate your fertilisers, don't just use one all the time. Perhaps 3 different ones a year is a good number. So don't worry too much about it now, just get on top of any weeds coming up and mulching is good to do heading into Winter. But again, any questions, I'm sure you will get some help here. Good luck cheers,evan. |
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thanks for that andrew. well, the plants concerned about are the
rhodadendrons, camelias and azalias( i have more questions about them soon as well).and also the tree furns which took a battering. tho those things seem to bounce back from almost anything. well see how we go. cheers, evan. Andrew G wrote: "evan" wrote in message ... gday, ive resently inherited my mothers garden in melbourne and am new to this whole gardening thing. im at a loss as to how she kept it all alive! anyway, i think ill be seeking a fair bit of advice over the next few months! firsty, if the group has an FAQ, could someone please point me to it, No faq that I know of, though someone may have some good websites to point you to. I'll check my favourites list to see if I have any on it. Failing that, come here and ask away. Go for it. If anyone uses any terms in replies that you don't know then just ask too. and second, since the weather is cooling off and the ground has some moisture in it, i was thinking that the plants that survived the summer might need a boost to help them recover. to that end was wondering if it is a good & right time to fertailze and with what? It may be getting a little late to do it now. In general a plant has to be actively growing to take up any fertiliser. Certainly any deciduous plants and trees don't even bother now. We are still experiencing out of season warm weather, after some rain last week. No doubt things will have a final burst of growth, but not a great deal. If any evergreens are looking like they are lacking in nutrients you could give them a feed with a foliage fertiliser. This is any fertliliser that is mixed with water and applied to the foliage of the plant, and soil too. They usually only last for 2-4 weeks as they don't stay in the soil. Some of these are Thrive, Aquasol, Miracle Gro, Maxicrop, Nitrofert etc. Many are a fish or seaweed extract. They are good for annuals too. Just follow the instructions when using them. Sometimes feeding them to plants under drought, in the sun can harm them. Also for natives it is sometimes a different rate. there are a million different types in the hardware shops! what do people recomend? i have access to a large ammount of cow poo, but i thaught something extra might be needed and easyer. any thaughts? Cow poo is good, but not heading into winter as it won't do much. In spring it will. Apart from the ones mentioned above, there are ones that will last longer. Blood and bone, Dynamic lifter (very good, the pellets too), the list goes on. There are complete ones, that are good all rounders, with Trace elements. Some are specific to encouage good flowering (high in Potassium). There are ones specific to Roses, Camellias, Azaleas, Citrus. Probably one of the best all rounders is Dynamic lifter long life. Rotate your fertilisers, don't just use one all the time. Perhaps 3 different ones a year is a good number. So don't worry too much about it now, just get on top of any weeds coming up and mulching is good to do heading into Winter. But again, any questions, I'm sure you will get some help here. Good luck cheers,evan. |
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evan wrote:
thanks for that andrew. well, the plants concerned about are the rhodadendrons, camelias and azalias( i have more questions about them soon as well).and also the tree furns which took a battering. tho those things seem to bounce back from almost anything. well see how we go. cheers, evan. Don't fertilise the tree ferns. I'd give the others some azalea food, a bit now, more in spring. Is there anything left over in the shed that your mother was using? Jane |
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"evan" wrote in message
... thanks for that andrew. well, the plants concerned about are the rhodadendrons, camelias and azalias( i have more questions about them soon as well).and also the tree furns which took a battering. tho those things seem to bounce back from almost anything. well see how we go. cheers, evan. I've noticed the Camellias at my fathers place are in full flower, Sasanqua(sp?) variety anyway, the Japonica's not far off it, perhaps 2-3weeks away. Camellias here at our place are Japonicas. So if your's are flowering now, then they are probably Sasanqua, but not yet flowering, they may be Japonica. Well this is on the Mid-North Coast, perhaps your area could be different. Just keep a check on the Azaleas, I've noticed the ones at work are getting Azalea Lace Bug. I am not sure if this is a season for it, or it can happen anytime. Hard to explain the damage, lets say spotty leaves, light coloured spots. Guess at worse you could say the leaves are badly discoloured. If you look under the leaf, you may find the Azalea Lace Bug. I could describe it as a fly shape bug, much smaller though, with wings that look like that are made of lace work. Tree ferns should be ok. Just keep them in moist/damp soil (not wet). Even give the fronds a light mist every now and then, but not in the hot sun or they will burn. -- Remove "not" from start of email address to reply |
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