Gardening Talk http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening Let's Talk About Gardening Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:15:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en Brilliant Potted Colour http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/THoz6Xh1geI/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/08/31/brilliant-potted-colour/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:37:09 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/08/31/brilliant-potted-colour/ The first secret is a quality potting mix like Yates Thrive Premium Potting Mix, which is free draining and contains the right stuff to get your pots off to a great start. It has a slow release fertiliser in the mix as well as a wetting agent to …
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]]> http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/08/31/brilliant-potted-colour/feed/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/08/31/brilliant-potted-colour/ Seed Potatoes http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/6LuIp8A1XlQ/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/08/31/seed-potatoes/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:36:08 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/08/31/seed-potatoes/ If you don’t have a lot of space you can grow spuds in containers. Fast maturing early varieties like Nicola are ideal and when it comes to a container you want at least 30cm wide and 30 cm deep with some really good drainage holes at the bottom. …
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]]> http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/08/31/seed-potatoes/feed/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/08/31/seed-potatoes/ DIY: Build A Boot Bench Seat http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/JW6NYm8dNC8/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/07/diy-build-a-boot-bench-seat/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:59:35 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/07/diy-build-a-boot-bench-seat/ The drawers couldn’t be easier to make - they’re just a box with the lid missing. First step is to join the sides together using glue and nails, then attach the base. The timber for this is ply, it’s stable and less likely to warp but the drawer …
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Other boot bench plans
If you are unable to obtain the May 2007 issue of the magazine for the plans, you may want consider these alternate free boot bench plans:

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]]> http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/07/pests-whiteflies/feed/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/07/pests-whiteflies/ Espalier Plants http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/-lZuaEVE5U4/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/espalier-plants/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:22:04 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/espalier-plants/ Choose a plant that already has two strong bottom side shoots or laterals. Dig a hole directly under the trellis. Place the tree into the hole and position the laterals in the same direction as the wire. Back fill and water in. Now tie the …
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]]> http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/espalier-plants/feed/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/espalier-plants/ Tree Ferns http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/kw5T3D7H16g/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/tree-ferns/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:48:32 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/tree-ferns/ Pruning tip: restrict pruning to cutting off the old dead fronds beneath the crown. In exposed situations the dead fronds may protect the trunk from sunburn and aid humidity. Do not discard the fronds but crunch them up for mulch. Watering tip: …
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]]> http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/tree-ferns/feed/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/tree-ferns/ Fertilising Trees http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/bTJltbftAFQ/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/fertilising-trees/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:45:19 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/fertilising-trees/ Make a circle of holes right around the tree and then come in a metre and make another circle. If it is a big tree you can continue making circles, finishing about one metre from the trunk. Then put a good handful of Dynamic Lifter pellets into …
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]]> http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/fertilising-trees/feed/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/fertilising-trees/ Bulbs In Pots http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/3sC6CvpTI48/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/bulbs-in-pots/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:43:58 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/bulbs-in-pots/ Hands up who loves flowering bulbs in a pot. Of course the answer is just about everyone. Well don’t wait until spring and realise that it has all been too little, too late. Now is the time to do it if you want fragrant blooms and loads of …
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]]> http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/bulbs-in-pots/feed/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/06/bulbs-in-pots/ Weird And Wonderful Plants http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/5WJYrJEoDug/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/03/weird-and-wonderful-plants/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:23:21 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/03/weird-and-wonderful-plants/ Tillandsias are utterly fascinating and deserve a place in anyone’s collection. They are also called living air plants because believe it or not they will grow suspended in nothing but air, hanging from the branches of trees or almost anything. …
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]]> http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/03/weird-and-wonderful-plants/feed/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/03/weird-and-wonderful-plants/ Ferns That Survive The Dry http://feeds.growingtalk.com/~r/GardeningTalk/~3/lDH89X1daKg/ http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/03/ferns-that-survive-the-dry/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:57:50 +0000 admin http://www.growingtalk.com/gardening/2007/06/03/ferns-that-survive-the-dry/ Choosing the right fern varieties is important in a water smart garden but there are other things you can do. Mulching is vital for keeping the soil moist. One of the big reasons the ferns are doing so well is because of the protection they get …
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