Yates Garden Club Newsletter Dec 2007

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December Gardening

December is the month when the garden becomes the backdrop for all your holiday entertaining. A quick mow and tidy up beforehand can do wonders, but don't forget to pot up some colourful flowers to decorate your outdoor entertaining area. And if you need some last minute Christmas gift ideas Yates has a range of favourites which are sure to be winners with family and friends who enjoy the garden.

To help you relax and indulge yourself over the holiday period, we're giving club members the chance to win 1 of 5 Pamper Packs worth over $90!

Soon, we are adding another section to our website called Garden News.  This is a chance for you to have your say.  If you'd love to tell us an inspiring, funny or even disastrous gardening story, we'd love to hear from you.  If you have a gardening event or fundraiser you'd like to post on our website, send in the details.  Click here to e-mail us.

This month's newsletter is full of lots of useful gardening advice including controlling caterpillars and thistles, as well as tips on how to grow bromeliads, so keep reading! 

Judy

Judy's Garden Calendar

Week 1: December Gardening

Flowers to sow in December - Catmint
Catmint is a subtle plant, with clumps of dainty lavender flowers contrasting with the soft grey, fine foliage....

Vegies to sow in December - Sweet corn
Corn that's sown this month will absolutely romp away in the warm soil. Don't forget, though, that corn needs good growing conditions, so prepare the soil well beforehand by digging in organic compost and some Thrive Granular Plant Food.

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Week 2: The Summer Garden

Mornings and evenings are the best times of day in the summer garden. So what should you be doing when you're out of doors at this time of year? Here are some tips from Yates on drought proofing, fertilising, lawn care, rose care, vegies and fruit.  Read more for full details...

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Week 3: Gifts for a gardener

Stuck for Christmas ideas? If the recipient is a gardener, it's easy to come up with a garden- friendly gift. Yates have a number of seasonal suggestions that will keep a gardener of any level happy!  Read more for details...

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Week 4: Bromeliads

Many people would be surprised to find that they've been eating a bromeliad all their lives. That's right, the pineapple is probably the most widely grown bromeliad.

But what most us think of as bromeliads are the ornamental varieties that have become increasingly popular. They originate in tropical America and can be grown outdoors in frost- free climates, or indoors in cooler areas. They're ideal plants for small gardens with limited soil and make useful ground covers for areas in the light shade or trees. Read on for more info...

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Create the taste of Italy

Tomatoes are summer favourites and homegrown tomatoes taste so much better. You don’t need a big backyard; tomatoes are easy to grow in pots too. One of the easiest and hardiest tomatoes is the little cherry tomato.

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Tip of the month

Traps made out of yellow plastic smeared with petroleum jelly will catch many white fly. Nature's Way Pyrethrum is also a good control.

Win a Pamper Pack!

Win a Pamper Pack!

You could win 1 of 5  Summer Pamper Packs worth over $90! For more details click here. Entries close 25/01/08

Holiday feeding

Holiday feeding

Thrive Once-a-year -feeder is an ideal solution to feeding plants while you're away on holidays. Read More...

Pests: Cateripllars

Pests: Cateripllars

Caterpillars are a particular problem in the summer garden. For an effective solution Click here

Weeds: Thistles

Weeds: Thistles

Thistles grow as a rosette of leaves close to the ground & have leaves that are pale green with spines. Solution

Vegie Patch

Vegie Patch

Yates Perpetual Green Silverbeet is a heat hardy vegie that's ideal to sow now. A great substitute for heat sensitive spinach.

Flower Bed

Flower Bed

Salvia Blue Bedder In these drought-conscious times salvia has become a plant of choice for the waterwise gardener.

Planning Calendar

Planning Calendar

Download our Yates planning calendar for a guide on when to plant your vegies.  Download Now

Promotion Winners

Promotion Winners

Find out who last month's lucky winners were for the Vegie Pack Promo. Read more...

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