Protect your Garden in a Heatwave
Here are some mighty helpful tips to help your garden get through, and dare I say it even thrive, in the extreme heat. Be prepared and protect your garden.
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It's best to avoid using ordinary garden soil for use in pots. Many soils are too heavy, and often contain weed seeds. Potting mix avoids both these issues, but the real beauty of potting soil is that it's mixed to a consistent recipe, to hold the ideal amount of moisture in pots, while draining effectively. Potting mix also contains valuable nutrients for plants.
When buying potting mix, look for premium mixtures that are suitable for most plants. For specialty plants, like orchids, succulents and cacti, look for specially formulated mixes (they can be very different in consistency).
Take Care with Potting Mix
Legionella longbeachae is a bacteria commonly found soil and potting mix. If it's inhaled, it can cause serious health issues (which include pneumonia), and can be fatal for older people, or those with weakened immune systems.
To reduce your exposure of inhaling potting mix dust, be sure to follow the manufacturers' warnings on potting mix labels, including:
• Always wear gloves and a mask when handling potting mix.
• Work in a well-ventilated area.
• Avoid inhaling dust or mist by wearing a disposable face mask securely covering your nose and mouth.
• Open the bag carefully and direct the opening away from your face.
• Keep the product damp to reduce airborne particles such as dust, and avoid creating dust when cleaning up.
• Wash your hands after handling potting mix or soil, and before eating, drinking or smoking.
• Water gardens, soil mixes and potted plants gently, using a low-pressure hose or watering can.
Is Your Plant Looking Sad
If your plant is looking sad and not it's usual perky self, consider the last time you fed your plant.
How to read a Pesticide Label
Pesticide label directions should be followed at all times. They show what the product is and how to use it safely and effectively. They usually have the same sections arranged in a similar way.
Yates Seeds: Are they GM?
We often hear from gardeners wondering if our seed products are ‘GM’ (genetically modified). The short answer is they are not, but we understand that some uncertainty remains.
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