Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed
A certified organic garden input boosted with NZ Seaweed to gently nourish plants, enrich the soil and encourage a strong healthy root system.
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A perennial herb traditionally grown for medicinal purposes. Rue is in fact, moderately toxic if consumed in large quantities.
The strong scent of Rue makes it a popular insect-repelling companion plant. Rue will grow up to 1m tall; the fern like leaves make an attractive low ornamental plant.
How to Grow Rue in a Garden
- Choose a sunny or part shade spot in your garden with well drained soil. Enrich with Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone.
- Sow seed direct, planting them in clumps of 2-3 seeds in 45 cm intervals. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Water regularly. Once seedlings emerge, thin them and feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food.
- Harvest by snipping or cut leaves back to the main stem – this will also help encourage more leafy growth.
How to Grow Rue in a Pot
- Choose a pot at least 40cm wide and deep and position in a sunny or partly shaded spot. Use good quality potting mix, like Yates Premium Potting Mix.
- Sow seed direct, planting them in clumps of 2-3 seeds. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Water regularly. Once seedlings emerge, thin them and feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- Harvest by snipping or cutting leaves back to the main stem – this will also help encourage more leafy growth.
Growing Tips
- Care should be taken when gardening with Rue, as the sap can be irritating to the skin.
- Dried foliage can be used to repel insects indoors.
Recommended products
Yates Thrive Natural Fish & Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate
A complete plant food enriched with natural fish, seaweed, humates, molasses and more - boosted with NPK to improve plant and soil vitality.
Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix
Specially formulated for trouble-free seed raising in trays (or outdoor seed sowing direclty into the ground) and propagation of cuttings.
Yates Premium Potting Mix
A premium potting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs.
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