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- Aren’t the Jonquils lovely at the moment? Who’d go out of their way to plant
them back in autumn, but now everyone wants a few. The prolific double white is
‘EarliCheer’ and all the white and creams forms have richer fragrance to my nose
than the yellow forms. They almost out-compete "Soursobs" too.
- I planted some rocket and coriander seed a few months ago and had the first pick of the
rocket on the weekend and the last of the basil, before it was pulled. The coriander has
been getting picked for weeks. All this was the result of $4.50 worth of seed and it must
have saved us several hundred dollars at the greengrocers! Not too late to plant rocket,
chervil or coriander.
- I pulled my last year’s Hollyhocks out reluctantly on the weekend too. They were
totally consumed with orange rust pustules, but still flowering defiantly. I have young
seedlings coming on that will flower soon and amazingly they have no rust.
- My Poppies and Pansies are looking a little lacking in nitrogen (slight yellowing of
their leaves) after all the wet and cool weather, so applied some water soluble nutrient
on the weekend. They already look better, so don’t overlook a quick examination of
your bedding plants this week..
- Time to divide or plant Rhubarb and asparagus. The crowns are in the stores at the
moment and both thrive in this area. Rhubarb in part shade and asparagus in full sun. Feed
both with superphosphate at planting.
- I discovered the coolest and easiest extension risers to the classic StratcoŽ rail and
post fence. Invented and made only in SA they make an extra half a metre on top of your
fence, for climbers to scramble on. Yes and I paid for mine, with GST too!
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