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Thursday <strong>September</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Gardening<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />
Gardening Advice<br />
with<br />
QUESTION<br />
I would like to know what to do when<br />
Buxus hedge turns brown. Do we<br />
need to add something to the soil?<br />
Congratulations!<br />
Today’s winning question came<br />
from Trevor Townsend<br />
ANSWER<br />
Buxus leaves turning brown often occurs during the winter months or when plants are seriously<br />
nutrient deficient. Unfortunately, there is no point applying fertiliser in winter months so you must<br />
be patient until the warmer weather arrives in mid-October. Fertilise your Buxus plants regularly<br />
with Daltons Premium Tree & Shrub Fertiliser through until mid-December. Recommence<br />
applications in the New Year (around mid-Feb), fertilising right through until mid-April.<br />
Remember, Buxus plants can be considered a gross feeder (a plant that requires more fertiliser<br />
and nutrients to grow successfully) and therefore generous amounts of fertiliser should be<br />
applied. Make sure after<br />
any fertiliser application<br />
that you water it in well.<br />
Other products to try:<br />
Premium Goldcote<br />
Landscape & Garden<br />
Fertiliser, Daltons<br />
Mulch & Grow.<br />
Check out our How<br />
To Grow guides at our<br />
website www.daltons.<br />
co.nz/how-to-guides<br />
for more helpful tips and<br />
advice.<br />
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• Besgrow Coir Mulch<br />
• PLUS a pair of comfortable, versatile Red<br />
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If you’re planning your<br />
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21 st <strong>September</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Gazania likes heat<br />
• By Tod Palenski<br />
IF YOU’RE looking to add some spark to<br />
your garden this summer, look no further<br />
than gazania.<br />
This flame-like plant produces incredibly<br />
striking orange, yellow, cream and<br />
red flowers and loves hot, dry, sunny and<br />
even windy growing conditions.<br />
For a perfect planting buddy, partner<br />
it with livingstone daisies. <strong>The</strong>se bright<br />
coloured plants thrive in the same conditions<br />
as gazania. Because of this, both<br />
plants are great for mass planting on dry<br />
slopes, bedding, ground cover, edging<br />
and in pots.<br />
And for the same reasons, gazania<br />
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and livingstone daises are both perfect<br />
to plant now as the weather warms up.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’re especially good to grow if you<br />
plan on being out and about or away a bit<br />
over the warmer months – once planted,<br />
they require little to no care.<br />
Grab your gazania and livingstone<br />
daisy plants<br />
Make sure the area you choose to plant<br />
in is well-drained, rather than hard and<br />
wet. Dig a hole and pop a seedling in.<br />
Plant them quite close together – about<br />
200mm apart – as they don’t tend to<br />
spread far when they grow.<br />
In around six to eight weeks your<br />
garden should have some extra spark of<br />
summer colour.<br />
New Zealand Alpine Garden Society<br />
CHS Daffodil Show<br />
Rhododendron Society Show<br />
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Sunday 18 <strong>September</strong> 10am – 4pm<br />
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- Species & Hybrids<br />
Stunning Daffodil Display<br />
School Competitions<br />
Bonsai, Cacti &<br />
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Admission $5.00 (Children under <strong>15</strong> FREE)<br />
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