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South Australia - May 1999 |
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the date from the list shown below for this months tip
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May 3rd
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With White Fly, Aphids, Scale, Mealy Bugs and
Mites now in plague proportions, due to the early seasonal rains and cooler nights, you
will find that you need some control, because the Assassin Flies and Mantids that are
their natural predators, cannot multiply quickly enough at this time of year. |
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May 10th
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The "Oriental Plane" trees are
currently shedding their leaves all over town in our streets and the tip is they make
great compost, provided you windrow them and run a mower over them. That breaks them up
and speeds up their composting.
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May 17th
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One of the great urban myths of gardening is
that Blood ‘n Bone is a soil panacea. If you believe that you’re probably still
looking for the Tooth Fairy at the bottom of the garden too. Check out the contents
label.. 60% FM means 60% of what you are buying is sand or some other inert material
(Filling Material), plus the organic component of blood meal returns about 6% nitrogen. If
you think that is value for money……. well it’s your money. The ‘n
by the way is added synthetic urea. |
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May 24th
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My wife Annie has just discovered that I
thought I could get by without planting her ‘Matilda’ Poppies this winter, well
it seems I can’t. There is no substitute; I’m reliably informed. They are the
best cut flowers for winter and spring and nothing else comes close. Luckily it is still
not too late to plant poppy seedlings. |
