Your Garden In October
Jule§
October Gardening
By the time October has arrived the
garden is really coming to life. This is
often the best garden month of them all
– still mild enough to enjoy what the
Americans call ‘yard work’, but warm
enough for plenty of plant activity.
Flowers to Sow in October
Petunias
Petunia seeds are tiny. So small, in fact,
that they can be quite difficult to handle
and are often coated with a layer of
diatomaceous earth to
make them a bit bigger and more
‘finger-friendly’. Press petunia
seeds gently but firmly into the top of some
Yates Seed Raising
Mix. They won’t need to be covered, but it can
be helpful to
stretch some plastic over the top of the
container. This will hold
moisture around the seeds and speed up their
germination.
Vegies to Sow in October
Pumpkins
These are some of the easiest vegies to grow
and are good for
beginners – even junior beginners! In fact
they’ll often pop us
by themselves in the compost heap and it’s
said that
compost-heap pumpkins are the biggest and the
best.
But these days we don’t always want enormous
pumpkins and
sometimes the smaller varieties – such as
Butternut or Golden
Nugget (from Yates) or Little Dumpling (from
Grower’s Pride) –
are better suited to the size of modern
families. Sow pumpkins
direct where they’re to grow into a
well-drained mound of soil.
When the flowers appear, look for the female
flowers (the ones
with the incipient pumpkin at the base) and
fertilise these by
brushing with a male flower that’s
well-endowed with pollen.
This will help guarantee a good crop.
Prune
Now’s the time to prune those spring blossom
trees that have
finished their relatively brief annual glory.
In fact, after their
blooming period, it’s a good time to prune any
plants that do
most of their flowering in spring.
Fertilise
For beginning gardeners, for those who garden
on a tiny scale
with just a few pots, and for indoor gardeners
(especially those
addicted to African Violets) help is at hand.
The whole puzzling
rigmarole of fertilising is now about to be
solved with the
introduction of Yates Pour ‘n’ Feed. This
ready-to-go fertiliser
can simply be measured out and poured straight
onto the top of
the potting mix. And there’ll be no drastic
results even if it’s
slightly over-applied!
Pest Watch
Insects are on the march in spring. Most
insect pests adore the
warmer weather, so spring’s the best time to
get them under
control before they reach plague proportions.
Pyrethrum is a
gentle, low toxic insecticide that Yates now
has available in a
ready to use spray pack. This makes it simple
to apply as soon
as pests like aphids are first noticed. For
longer-term control
use the low toxic systemic insecticide,
Confidor. It will work
from within to protect the plant from most of
the common
sucking insects (eg aphids, mealybugs, soft
scale, psyllids) and,
because it’s so long lasting, it will remain
active within the plant
for weeks.
Garden Job File
Crowded cymbidium orchids can be divided and
repotted at this
time. Use a good quality orchid potting mix
but remember that
the smaller the orchid clump, the longer it
will be before the
plants flower again. Newly divided or not,
feed all orchids this
month with Nutricote or Dynamic Lifter.
--
Jule§
Phoenix
banged furiously at the keyboard with a dead sheep and managed to
write:
LOL....!
Jules
Phoenix wrote:
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> > plants flower again. Newly divided or not,
> >feed all orchids this
> > month with Nutricote or Dynamic Lifter.
>
> LOL....!
How are your gazania's Phoenix?
Jule§
Hermit
hehehe
Hermit
"Jule§" <jas...@chariot.net.au> wrote in message
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> October Gardening
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> By the time October has arrived the
> garden is really coming to life. This is
> often the best garden month of them all
> - still mild enough to enjoy what the
> Americans call 'yard work', but warm
> enough for plenty of plant activity.
>
> Flowers to Sow in October
>
> Petunias
>
> Petunia seeds are tiny. So small, in fact,
> that they can be quite difficult to handle
> and are often coated with a layer of
> diatomaceous earth to
> make them a bit bigger and more
> 'finger-friendly'. Press petunia
> seeds gently but firmly into the top of some
> Yates Seed Raising
> Mix. They won't need to be covered, but it can
> be helpful to
> stretch some plastic over the top of the
> container. This will hold
> moisture around the seeds and speed up their
> germination.
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> Vegies to Sow in October
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> Pumpkins
>
> These are some of the easiest vegies to grow
> and are good for
> beginners - even junior beginners! In fact
> they'll often pop us
> by themselves in the compost heap and it's
> said that
> compost-heap pumpkins are the biggest and the
> best.
>
> But these days we don't always want enormous
> pumpkins and
> sometimes the smaller varieties - such as
> Butternut or Golden
> Nugget (from Yates) or Little Dumpling (from
> Grower's Pride) -
Phoenix
banged furiously at the keyboard with a dead sheep and managed to
write:
>How are your gazania's Phoenix?
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>Jule§
Did you mean the Niveas, Rigens or Unifloras?
Jules
Hermit wrote:
> Thanks (not) for reminding me about my overgrown jungle!
> hehehe
> Hermit
Oh..You need an article on weed control??
No problem....
Watch this space...........
Juleง
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Jules
Phoenix wrote:
Your garden must be the envy of your neighbourhood.
Share your secrets with the newsgroup, Phoenix. I know I'm DYING to
hear how you keep your roses looking so immaculate.
Jule§
Phoenix
write:
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Do you reckon that an aus.personals gardening help line might be
useful?......then perhaps we could have golfing tips.....slimming
tips, I'm sure there's more than a couple who could use tips like
those..........
Hermit
Hermit
"Phoenix" <pho...@ashes.net> wrote in message
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Jules
Phoenix wrote:
Hey! What a brilliant idea. You can share with us, the secrets to your
perfect body.
Jule§
Jules
Hermit wrote:
> Ahhh a "personal" improvement newsgroup. :-)
You got it. And, as long as no one comes along and clutters the place up with
their ridiculous requests for romance and friendship, it should work out fine.
Jule§
Jules
Hermit wrote:
> Ahhh a "personal" improvement newsgroup. :-)
You got it. And, as long as no one comes along and clutters the place up with
their ridiculous requests for romance and friendship, it should work out fine.
Jule§
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Phoenix
banged furiously at the keyboard with a dead sheep and managed to
write:
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>Phoenix wrote:
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>> On Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:56:53 +0930, Jules <jas...@newave.net.au>
>> banged furiously at the keyboard with a dead sheep and managed to
>> write:
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>> >How are your gazania's Phoenix?
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>> >Jule§
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>> Did you mean the Niveas, Rigens or Unifloras?
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>Your garden must be the envy of your neighbourhood.
>Share your secrets with the newsgroup, Phoenix. I know I'm DYING to
>hear how you keep your roses looking so immaculate.
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>Jule§
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Well, if you insist.....and these are just a few that I have......and
I will go into detail about each one shortly....
'New Dawn' is a healthy climber and bears long full pointed buds which
are soft pink and fade to blush cream as the flower opens fully. It
makes for excellent breeding stock.....
Rose, Antique Bourbon 'Zephirine Drouhin'
Beautiful, high-centered, cerise-pink flowers with an overwhelming
Bourbon fragrance make this climbing rose a knockout in the spring and
autumn. The canes are thornless and the dark green foliage is thick
and very healthy, displaying coppery purple new growth that makes a
vivid contrast with the pink blossoms.
Antique China 'Old Blush' ('Pallida') .....this is a lovely old rose
to have in your garden. 'Old Blush' is also known as 'Common Monthly',
'Common Blush China', 'Old Pink Daily', 'Old Pink Monthly', and
'Parson's Pink China'. The myriad of names of this semi-double hybrid
of R. chinensis attest to the friendly familiarity with which it has
been grown for years.
Rose, Antique Tea 'Duchesse de Brabant'
Teddy Roosevelt (the late US prez) made this rose his favorite, often
wearing a bud or flower as a boutonniere. The cupped pink flowers have
a cabbage-like roundness to them, as if they were picked straight out
of one of those luscious old rose paintings.
Rose, Antique Polyantha 'The Fairy'
'The Fairy' has a lush, spreading shape that will soften any angle.
The small, bright green shiny leaves and the clustered sprays of
little, pink, very double roses are on display throughout the growing
season, though summer sun tends to fade the flowers to blush white.
Rose, Climbing Antique 'Will Scarlet'
'Will Scarlet' is a vigorous grower which does exceptionally well as a
climber to 12 feet. It can also be effective in the landscape as an
open shrub as broad as it is tall. The semi-double scarlet-red flowers
are slightly scented, and the color is accentuated by the presence of
numerous yellow stamens. This is a lovely rose....
Rose, Antique Noisette 'Madame Alfred Carriere'
Though classed as a Noisette, the full blooms of this rose are more of
a Bourbon or Hybrid Tea type. Vigorous to about 20 feet, 'Madame
Alfred', bears intensely fragrant, cupped, double flowers opening the
palest of pinks, then cooling to creamy white.
Rose, Antique Polyantha 'Marie Pavie'
I have seen this handsome rose used as a border, pot plant, specimen
or low hedge. Sweetly shaped pink buds unfold to creamy white,
semi-double flowers of delicious fragrance. The foliage is a dark,
rich, healthy green, and the stems are thornless.
Rose, Climbing Antique Tea 'Sombreuil'
This healthy but thorny climber is the hardiest and most vigorous of
the white Teas. The creamy white blooms are very large, flat and
quartered, with the most delicious Tea fragrance.
Rose, Climbing Miniature 'Red Cascade'
This one is seemingly always in bloom, tiny one-inch wide blossoms of
blood red simply smother this climber from top to bottom. The foliage
is glossy and vigorous, which makes for an overall attractive plant.
Glorious.....
Rose, Climbing Antique 'Seven Sisters'
'Seven Sisters' is named for the variety of colors that can appear in
each cluster of flowers, ranging from carmine through purple, mauve,
pink and cream as the flowers fade. 'Seven Sisters' shows excellent
disease resistance, making gardening success even easier.
Rose, China 'Martha Gonzales'
Bright scarlet, neat single flowers open flat to decorate a bushy
shrub whose neat foliage has a dark red tinge. This is a handsome
plant, and at 2 to 3 feet in height serves as an excellent choice for
a low hedge or border for those who would like that. It is no real
problem to get this started.
I am currently busy building a "walled garden" and will probably have
just mainly roses in it....a further explanation about this will be in
a later issue of aus.personals.(gardening)
Phoenix
banged furiously at the keyboard with a dead sheep and managed to
write:
>Hey! What a brilliant idea. You can share with us, the secrets to your
>perfect body.
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>Jule§
well, I'm still not sure my pecs are absolutely how I want them
yet....so I can't, in all honesty, lay claim to a perfect
body....however, I am sure that between us, we can reveal to the group
the before and after story...I hope you still have all those pictures?
Jules
Phoenix wrote:
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> Well, if you insist.....and these are just a few that I have......and
> I will go into detail about each one shortly....
Gee, Phoenix, thank you so much for that wonderful post.
One good turn deserves another, so they tell me, so here are some details
about my beloved azaleas. I hope they inspire everyone to get into their
garden and make the most of the glorious spring weather...
There are five major groups of hybrid evergreen azaleas: Gable, Glen Dale,
Indica, Kaempferi, and Kurume.
Gable azaleas are hardy to Zone 7, +0° F. The plants, most of which become
2 to 4 feet tall in four to six years and have
1-inch shiny leaves, bear great numbers of 2-inch blossoms in the spring.
Typical varieties are 'David Gable', rosy pink; 'Forest
Fire', blood red; 'Louise Gable', salmon pink; 'Purple Splendor', rich
purple; 'Rosebud', bright pink; 'Rose Greeley', white; and
'Stewartstownian', deep red.
Glenn Dale azaleas, which are also hardy to Zone 7, +0° F, may grow
upright or spread out; they usually reach 3 to 5 feet in height after
about seven years.
Individual blossoms range from 1 1/2 to 3 inches across. Of the 400 named
varieties the following are recommended: 'Aphrodite', pale rose pink;
'Buccaneer', orange red; 'Cavalier', orange red; 'Everest', white with
chartreuse blotch; 'Fashion', rose pink; 'Geisha', white striped red;
'Glacier', white; and'Vestal', white with chartreuse blotch.
The Indica or Indian azaleas are divided into two groups according to
their hardiness. The Belgian Indicas are generally hardy to Zone 10, +35°
F;
Southern Indicas are generally hardy to Zone 8, +15° F. Both types may
become 6 feet tall and 10 feet or more across after 5 to 10 years in the
garden. The flowers, especially of the Belgian Indica
type, are apt to be frilled at the edge or many-petaled double blossoms
and often are 2 to 3 inches across. Typical Belgian
Indica varieties are: 'Alaska', snow white, two layers of petals; 'Albert
and Elizabeth', white, edged pink, double; 'Avenir',
salmon pink, double; 'California Sunset', variegated white and pink,
double; and 'Fire Dance', fiery red, double. Typical
Southern Indicas, all with single blossoms having one layer of petals, are
'Brilliant', red; 'Duc de Rohan', salmon pink; 'Fielder's
White', snow white; 'Formosa', also called 'Phoenicia', lavender; 'Prince
of Wales', cherry red; and 'Southern Charm', deep
rose pink.
Kaempferi azaleas are hardy to Zone 6, -5° F. Graceful plants that become
5 to 6 feet tall after about five years, they bear
many 2-inch flowers in spring. Toward the northern edges of their areas
they lose some leaves in cold winters. Typical varieties
are 'Barbara', deep pink; 'Fedora', deep pink; 'Herbert', lavender orchid;
'Holland', deep red; 'Mikado', bright red; 'Othello',
orange red; 'Thais', crimson; 'Wilhelmina Vuyk', white; and 'Zampa',
violet red.
Kurume azaleas are also hardy to Zone 7, +5° F. After five to eight years
in the
garden, most Kurume azaleas become dense 18- to 30-inch bushes with small
glossy
leaves. In spring the foliage is hidden by 1-inch flowers. Typical
varieties are 'Coral
Bells', medium pink; 'Eureka', similar to 'Coral Bells' but hardier;
'Glory', salmon pink;
'Hershey's Red', rose red; 'Hino Crimson', crimson; 'Hinodegiri', bright
red; 'Lorna',
bright pink; and 'Polar Bear', white.
Other varieties of evergreen azaleas include: R. mucronulatum, 'Cornell
Pink'; R.
kiusianum
R. kiusianum, the Kyushu azalea, is a low-growing Japanese species, only
18 inches
high. Its leaves are deciduous when the plant is young but evergreen in
maturity, remaining on the plant all winter, though often
changing color. In its original form the Kyushu azalea is covered in
midspring with 8- to 10-inch clusters of lilac pink flowers,
but there are many named hybrids derived from this species bearing white,
pink, rose or purple flowers. It blooms while still
young, bearing flowers 1 to 1 1/2 inches across. It is hardy in Zone 7,
+5° F. This semievergreen spreading shrub grows 3 feet
tall, but up to 5 feet wide. The shiny 1-inch leaves sometimes turn red in
winter.
R. mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron) grows 4 to 6 feet tall and opens its
rosy purple flowers so early in spring that they
are sometimes nipped by frost. It is hardy in Zone 7, +5° F. The flowers
are only about 1 1/2 inches across, but they appear in
very large numbers. 'Cornell Pink' is an especially fine variety, with
clear pink flowers unadulterated by the magenta that is
present in the blossoms of the original species.
Jule§
Phoenix
banged furiously at the keyboard with a dead sheep and managed to
write:
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Gee.....thanks for sharing Jule§, I feel quite uplifted by your
descriptions..... azaleas aren't really my 'cup of tea', but they are
lovely to look at and as long as they give you pleasure, what more can
we ask?
I'm looking forward with great interest to hearing about how you
managed to cull those exotic weeds from your garden....
Hermit
nuking with chemicals.
Hermit
"Jules" <jas...@newave.net.au> wrote in message
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Jules
Phoenix wrote:
Yep. I still have the lifesized cut out too.
Any chance of you giving us your work out regime? You don't have disclose
ALL of your secrets, but it would be facinating to hear.
Jules
Jules
Hermit wrote:
> Great. Usually I just hack away with the whipper snipper. Not really keen on
> nuking with chemicals.
You might be interested in this
Weeds can drastically reduce produce yields. Weeds which emerge before or with
the crop reduce yield most. Weeds which grow in the crop
row decrease yield more, earlier, than weeds growing farther away, between crop
rows.
To get the most produce, control weeds before planting the crop. Then, control
later emerging weeds both in the row and between the rows
early after they emerge. But, untimely rains or soggy soil can prevent timely
weeding (hand-pulling, hoeing or rototilling). If you can=t weed
everything at once, first control those weeds growing in the crop row. Then,
control weeds between the crop rows when conditions or time
permit.
You can weed wack to kill weeds between crop rows earlier after a rain when the
ground is too wet to hoe or rototill. Repeatedly weed wacking
the weeds very, very close to the soil surface will kill most annual broadleaf
weeds and suppress annual grass and perennial weeds. Let the
weeds grow to about 3 to 5 inches tall between the row, then weed wack them off
within 1 inch of the soil surface, as close as possible. Wear
safety goggles because of thrown dirt. Less dirt is thrown when there is dew or
the weeds and ground are moist. Weed wack again when later
emerging weeds grow 3 to 5 inches tall. Repeat weed wacking, as needed, each
time weeds regrow to between 3 and 5 inches tall etc. If the crop
shades the weeds completely, fewer weed wackings are needed because crop
competition slows weed growth.
Jule§
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> Hermit
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> "Jules" <jas...@newave.net.au> wrote in message
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> > Hermit wrote:
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> > > Thanks (not) for reminding me about my overgrown jungle!
> > > hehehe
> > > Hermit
> >
> > Oh..You need an article on weed control??
> > No problem....
> >
> > Watch this space...........
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> > Jule§
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> > > "Jule§" <jas...@chariot.net.au> wrote in message
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Hermit
Hermit
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Phoenix
banged furiously at the keyboard with a dead sheep and managed to
write:
>Thanks for the wacking tips.
>Hermit
If you weren't a wacker before, you will be after that lot....
insignificant_other
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> Thanks (not) for reminding me about my overgrown jungle!
> hehehe
> Hermit
And thanks for reminding me of what I can expect if this rain keeps up !
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