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Daltons Luscious Lawn Care prize pack We have a Daltons Luscious Lawn care pack valued at over $80 to give away which contain 1 x Daltons Premium Lawn Fertiliser, 1 x Daltons Lawn Patching Gold, 1 x Daltons Premium Lawn Soil, including a pair of comfortable, versatile Red Back gardening gloves from Omni Products www.omniproducts.co.nz. Everything you need to care for your lawn!
The tasty tamarillo
Dorothy Knight is this month’s winner with the following question: I have a tamarillo plant growing in a pot. The plant is growing well, but needs repotting very soon. At this stage it is growing in a warm house in a glass enclosure. Can tamarillos be grown outside in Mid Canterbury, Rakaia? When is the best time to repot? Cultivating a tamarillo successfully in Ashburton will require the plant to be inside a glasshouse during the winter months as they are frost-tender. Repot the plant in late winter/early spring, just before the tamarillo bursts into new growth. Plant into the biggest pot or planter you can find to encourage an extensive root system. As tamarillos tend to grow quite tall on a single stem, you may need to cut the stem at around 1 metre to encourage a more branching habit. Remember, tamarillos are not the easiest of fruits to grow and can be very susceptible to some nasty mildews during the summer months. Repot with fresh container mix and fertilise lightly with a fruit fertiliser at 4-6-week intervals from spring into early summer. Keep the plant moist but do not over water as tamarillos do not like wet feet.
Be in to win Email goodies@theguardian.co.nz with Daltons Luscious Lawn Care prize pack in the subject Luscious Lawn • • •
heading, or write to Care pack giveaway, Box 77, Ashburton.
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You must provide a gardening question for the Daltons experts to answer. Please include your address and phone number in email and letter options! Giveaway entries must be received before April 29.
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