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Gardening

June in the Garden

Sylvester Chichava Welcome Dube
GENERAL FROST PROTECTION CLEANING
GARDENING TIPS Start preparing for winter protection where Clean up under hedges, clean out gutters

Plant out winter flowering annuals (pansies, heavy frost is experienced. and drains, rake up fallen leaf litter and
other debris, and loosen the soil to expose
Protect young and tender plants from cold
viola, dianthus, calendulas, petunias, winds. insect pests which may be sheltering there.
primulas). Cover sensitive plants with lightweight frost
Plant ilium’s and treated tulips. Pinch cover, hessian, straw, or cardboard boxes.
off faded flowers from Iceland poppies, Lay down thick mulch or contour compost
calendulas, violas, and pansies to encourage around the frost-susceptible plants to
further flowers. GARDENER OF
insulate the roots. THE MONTH
As bulbs come up, keep them well watered
and feed with a general organic fertiliser FRUIT AND Our first Gardener of the Month
(2:3:2) once a fortnight. VEGETABLES was selected in April. The proud
recipient was Sylvester Chichava. He
Cut back dahlias, lift the tubers and store in Now is a good time to order bare-rooted fruit picked up R400 cash in the Phase 2
a cool, dry place. trees, vines and roses for planting in July. Park and immediately handed it in
Plant ranunculus bulbs. Water fruit trees, vines, and berries well at the HOA office. We managed to
Foliar feed all existing annuals and bulbs once every three weeks. return it to the rightful owner, who
fortnightly or use organic compost before Put out bait amongst fruit trees for fruit fly. was overjoyed and who also gave
the cold weather sets in.
Prepare trenches for planting asparagus. Sylvester a ‘thank you’ card and
Sow vegetables like broad beans, lettuces, reward for his honesty!
Tie sweet peas to their stakes and water peas, radishes, and turnips.
well. Our Gardener for the month of May
Stop feeding roses to prevent lush young
growth from appearing, as they should FLOWERPOTS was Welcome Dube. His skill and
harden off for winter. Remove the soil from your old flowerpots speed with a brush cutter is highly
commended by management.
Water the lawn once a month and stop and replace it with new potting mix and
fertilisation until spring. replant with new plants. This is necessary
Water azaleas, camellias, and shrubs once a as the nutrients in the soil gets leached out
week. and the plants get root-bound in the pots.

To purchase natural gardening products, or for more information about how to be eco-friendly, contact Turfnet on
Tel no: (011) 464-5088 or Mobile no: 073 935 9754. Alternatively, email: Jerida@mweb.co.za, or visit www.turfgreen.co.za
Address: Plot 17, School Road, Diepsloot. 2187.

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