Garden Calendar

GROW YOUR OWN DELICIOUS OYSTER MUSHROOMS Ever thought about growing mushrooms?  Now there is a quick, easy and clean way to grow your own mushrooms.  Mushroom Gourmet have produced their own mushroom kits - just follow the simple instructions and within 2-4 weeks you will be harvesting your own tasty oyster mushrooms.  Ideal for use in omeletes, patties, fritters, pizzas - the can be eaten fried, baked or cooked on the BBQ - yum!

RHUBARB - SO EASY TO GROW It's time to plant rhubarb or give existing plants an annual tidy-up.   Plant rhubarb in a rich organic mix and you will be well rewarded - although generally grown in the garden where plants have room to spread rhubarb looks spectacular and will produce really well in a large container.  Existing plants need to be kept weed free and remember to pull stalks rather than cut them.

CLEAN UP YOUR LOPPERS & PRUNERS With pruning, cutting back and tidying up a year round task in the garden it is important to maintain your tools and equipment to ensure sharp blades for clean fast-healing cuts.  Remember to clean and sharpen your loppers, secatuers and prunders after use.  Remove sap and debris from the blades and lubricate where the blade surfaces touch.  Tools can be sharpened with a tungsten-carbide sharpener or taken to a specialist for sharpening.  Don't be tempted to use a file on your blade which could cause damage.

SEED SOWING BEGINS NOW! Looking to start a garden for the first time?  All you need is the Yates "Give It A Grow" Starter Pack.  This handy pack contains everything you need with a Yates Seed Tray, Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and some Salad Mix & Tomato Seeds.  In addition you can enter to WIN one of two landscaping and planting plans courtesy of Yates.

GET THOSE YOUNG ONES PLANTING A great crop for kids of all ages to plant now are peas.  Sweet and delicious & great fun to pick and eat fresh from the garden planted now your peas will be ready for Christmas.  Soak seeds overnight for rapid germination then plant directly into the garden or a grow bag with a good quality Vegetable Mix.  You will need to space some bamboo stakes into the soil to provide support for your peas as they grow.   Sprinkle some slow release fertiliser on top and some slug pellets to protect your young plants, water regularly and in no time you will be enjoying these sweet treats direct from your garden.