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BACK TO NATURE<br />
Garden tasks for <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
• Water the garden at least once<br />
a week, and mulch to reduce<br />
evaporation. Early morning or evening<br />
watering is best.<br />
• There’s still time to sow quick<br />
growing annuals such as alyssum,<br />
cosmos, marigolds, nasturtiums,<br />
portulaca and zinnias, all of which are<br />
sun-lovers.<br />
• For shady spaces, plant out bedding<br />
begonias, Impatiens Beacon - a highly<br />
disease resistant variety - and New<br />
Guinea impatiens.<br />
• Plant summer flowering perennials<br />
such as coreopsis, rudbeckia,<br />
gaillardia, gaura, Shasta daisies,<br />
penstemon and perennial salvia.<br />
• Get ready for the festive season by<br />
filling containers or hanging baskets<br />
with red calibrachoa, begonias<br />
or impatiens.<br />
• Make sure hydrangeas get plenty of<br />
water and feed with hydrangea food<br />
to boost flowering in December.<br />
• Water shrubs and trees deeply<br />
once a week and mulch to reduce<br />
evaporation.<br />
A taste of Little Sicily<br />
If you love tomatoes but don’t have<br />
the space to grow them, patio<br />
tomato Little Sicily can change<br />
that. It’s a compact, tidy grower that<br />
flourishes in a mid-sized container<br />
on the patio or balcony. Being a<br />
bush tomato, it’s a compact, tidy<br />
grower that stays at a manageable<br />
height of 60cm with healthy, green<br />
leaves that always look good. It<br />
needs sun, and the best position is<br />
morning sun and afternoon shade.<br />
Water daily in hot weather. The soil<br />
should not dry out. Feed with a<br />
liquid fertilizer once a week or every<br />
second week. The medium sized,<br />
bright red fruit is packed with flavour<br />
and the first fruit should be ready for<br />
picking within 60 to 65 days.<br />
Details: www.ballstraathof.co.za<br />
Patio plant of the month<br />
Fuchsia Bella is a compact-growing pot fuchsia with<br />
gorgeous two-tone flowers that are carried throughout<br />
summer. There are nine different varieties, all with<br />
distinctive colours. They like bright shade and can take<br />
some morning sun. Water regularly, so the soil remains<br />
moist but not soggy. Plants don’t like to stand in water.<br />
Pour water directly into the pot, early in the morning<br />
or late in the evening. Feed with a liquid fertilizer<br />
once every two weeks and remove faded flowers to<br />
encourage new flowers. Details: www.ballstraathof.co.za<br />
30 Get It Magazine <strong>Nov</strong>ember 20
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