Kings Winter Scoop

Winter Scoop FREE ISSUE

warming RECIPES

Winter CHECKLIST What to do in your garden this winter

Deciduous TREES

How to plant and care for your trees

Indoor PLANTS Best winter care tips

Bees & BIRDS

Plant a pollination sanctuary

Inspiration for the cool season

Plant DOCTOR Winter wellness

Little GROWERS Build a DIY bird feeder

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Contents Winter 2019

IN THE GARDEN

EVERY ISSUE

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Winter checklist

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Gardeners’ mail

What to do in the garden this season

Celebrating your garden success stories

9 New recipes

7 Plants of the season

Our top three plants to grow this winter

Delicious new recipes for in-season edibles

11 Ask the Plant Doctor

8 Urban orchard

Grow your own edible fruit

13 Birds and bees

12 Indoor plants

Grow your own pollination sanctuary

Your questions, our expert advice

Winter care – all you need to know

15 Little growers

Sowing seeds and DIY in the garden

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Gardeners’ mail Celebrating gardeners and their success stories

FIRST WINTER VEGGIE GARDEN

A LADEN HARVEST

Dixie and Talulah from @casarahmarycooper have been busy helping mum plant their first winter veggie garden. Learning about how plants grow, caring for our environment and sourcing our own food is a value we hope to strongly instil into our girls. As you can see they’ve had a blast so far!

I have had these loquats for approximately 5 years that I originally got from Kings. They are in very nice rich soil and have grown almost wild over the last year! This year’s harvest was a shock, as the fruit trees were laden with ripe loquats. We were struggling to eat them all, even the birds had trouble keeping up!

- Casarah, Silverdale

- Daniel, Botany

A FLOURISHING SCHOOL Dear Kings Plant Barn, We really love all your amazing plants, ourschool garden is now looking fantastic. We’ve learnt to grow veggies and some children have even started growing their own at home.

Samar from room 17 has a lemon tree at their house and in summer makes the most delicious lemonade. Thank you for supporting our school!

- Mairangi Bay School Primary

THE IDEAL PLACE FOR MY PLANT I’m a plant novice and this was quite apparent after the number of dead plants I was raking up over autumn. I wasn’t sure what I was doing wrong until I learnt from one of Kings staff members that I was watering my plants too much and putting my houseplants in direct sunlight… oops!

I figured I’d get a plant that wouldn’t hate me if I still gave it a bit more water than I should so I set my sights on the indoor ferns. I bought myself a button fern and took it home.

Remembering that ferns like moisture I started keeping this one in the bathroom and now it has grown twice as big! I am so happy with my fern now and get comments on it from visiting friends.

- Amy, Pukekohe

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WIN a Kings seasonal gardening pack Every published story wins, so send us your gardening success stories. post: PO BOX 31002, Milford, 0741 email: info@kings.co.nz or message us on Facebook or Instagram

Your

Winter Garden

The cool, dark and damp winter is here. It’s a great time to warm yourself up by planting trees, fruit trees, garlic and shrubs.

And by planting now, you give them time to get settled, lay down roots and get ready for the coming spring.

Veggies & Fruit

Trees & Shrubs

Flowers & Perennials

Veggies

Shrubs

Annuals

It’s a great time to plant garlic, shallots and onions. Plant in fertile, free-draining soil that is rich in organic matter. Before planting, add compost and sheep pellets and lightly fork in. In heavier soils, fork deeply and also add Gypsum as this helps to improve the soil structure.

Add some scintillating scents to your garden by planting daphne. They’re a beautiful addition best planted in part shade, in rich, free-draining soil.

There are loads of great annuals like pansies, primrose, cineraria and polyanthus available. They do best in full sun at this time of year and add a vibrant colour to your patio pots or garden beds.

Kale, cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower, silverbeet, parsley and coriander can be grown right through winter. But as it gets colder they stop growing as quickly. A good trick to help seedlings along is to use a plastic cloche or cut a fruit juice bottle in half and place over the seedling.

Fruit Plant strawberries now, so that they can get their roots down through winter and are all set and raring to go by spring.

It’s a great time to plant deciduous fruit trees such as apples, pears, plums, peaches and nectarines.

Planting Fruit Trees Dig a hole twice as wide and twice as deep as the pot that they came in.

Backfill with a mix of topsoil, compost and sheep pellets. Use Natures Organic Fertiliser to help get your roots well established before spring, or use KINGS 24+ for a two-year slow release feed. In heavier soils, plant into a slight mound to help improve drainage.

Roses Roses are in, and while they are currently thorny twigs sticking out from a pot, now is the best time to plant. There is a large range of different varieties to choose from and planting now gives them enough time to set their roots down before spring. Plant in Living Earth Garden mix and mix in Sheep Pellets and Kings Slow Release Rose Food to ensure that they are well fed. Healthy roses will start pruning as early as September.

Perennials There are some great perennials out in winter, including the long-living cyclamen. Cyclamen prefer a cool, partially shaded spot with free-draining soil. Cyclamen will wilt and die down over summer, but re-emerge in autumn through to spring once more. Also check out the beautiful hellebores, nicknamed the ‘winter rose’ for their gorgeous blooms.

Trees & Hedges Grow your own privacy by getting hedges in now. For taller hedges, grow eugenias, griselinias, or pittosporums.

Or if you’re after something smaller, grow corokias, or buxus (box hedging).

Bulbs Start planting out your summer bulbs such as lillies and dahlias for a glorious display come summer.

Your

Winter Checklist Tend Veggie Garden

Flower Garden

Indoor Plants

Keep newly planted veggie beds weedfree. Check to make sure beds aren’t becoming too sodden in the rain and if necessary, improve drainage around veggie beds. Dig in any green compost crops in before they flower.

Deadhead hydrangeas and any other flowering shrubs, perennials or annuals with flowers that are past their best.

Cut back perennials that have finished flowering, and trim back trees and shrubs where necessary. Leave pruning roses until July.

Gently prune off any dead leaves or vines that may have occurred over autumn. Move plants closer to windows to get more indirect sunlight if possible. Wash off any dust that has accumulated on the leaves.

Avoid placing plants near places with drafts or heat sources.

Fruit Trees Start pruning citrus, grape vines and any deciduous fruit trees that you didn’t summer prune. Make sure you prune on a dry, sunny day to reduce the risk of diseases. Remember to use pruning paste on large cuts to seal the wound to prevent disease and insect damage.

Cuts should be made at a 45° angle slanted away from the bud. The bottom of the cut should be level with the top of the bud.

For roses, spray lime sulphur to defoliate leaves that are still in leaf and to kill off any fungal spores. And then get ready to start pruning.

Choose a dry, sunny day to prune. Start by cutting out any dead shoots and branches that cross. Shorten branches back by approximately 1/3 and cut back to an outward facing bud. Seal any large pruning cuts with a pruning paste.

PRUNE PLAN FOR SPRING PLANT LARGE TREES & HEDGES

Essentials for all your Winter needs

Sheep Pellets

Copper + Enspray 99

Rose Gloves

Pruning Paste

A great way to add nutrients, encourage worm activity in your soil, and help improve soil structure. Great to use when planting roses or fruit trees.

Help protect your roses and fruit trees from fungal diseases and over-wintering pest insects by spraying them with both Copper and EnSpray 99 before budburst.

Tough, flexible gloves that provide excellent protection against thorns, also idea for general garden spray and gathering wet vegetation in the garden.

Organic Prune N’ Paste is a unique, BioGro certified, paint on, easy to apply, pine based product that provides an effective natural barrier against fungal and bacterial diseases.

Our top

Winter plants When the grey of winter rolls around many of the plants in the garden look tired, as many of them are in a dormancy period.

Thankfully, we know many plants that still look great in the garden over winter. Read more on our top three winter plants that are in stores this season.

Deciduous Fruit Trees

Leucadendron Magnolia

Winter is a great time to plan out and plant your urban orchard. Planting now ensures that your trees get settled in, and have had time to put roots down before the next growing season, allowing them to get off to a flying start.

These gorgeous plants thrive on neglect. In fact, most problems occur because people have shown them too much care! They look spectacular in the garden, adding a dash of vivid colour, and their colourful bracts make great cut flowers.

Before getting stuck in, a bit of planning is always useful. This years fruit varieties that are available include apples, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, persimmons and more.

Deciduous fruit trees will start to arrive in store in early July, starting with Plums, and apples will be last in by mid-August. Fruiting periods start from mid-summer to late autumn.

They are happiest in free-draining soil in a sunny position. If you have heavier soils, mix in some pumice sand and Gypsum when planting. Water occasionally over the drier months.

Leucadendron’s are looking beautiful instore now, arriving from early July.

After the grey winter, the eruption of flowers borne on bare branches can look incredible! And while flowering cherries and spring bulbs look stunning, few plants provide as much impact as deciduous magnolia, especially those varieties that are bred right here in New Zealand.

Magnolias can be planted in part shade to full sun with free-draining soil rich with organic matter. In heavier soils help improve soil structure with gypsum and mulch around the bottom to help lock in moisture and feed with Aquaticus Organic Garden Booster. Deciduous magnolias will be coming instore by late July to early August and start to bloom from mid August.

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Urban Orchard Winter is usually a low harvesting period when it comes to fruit (other than citrus. Fortunately, we have a good range of easy-care fruit that you can plant now. Read more about our top three fruiting plants and how to look after them.

Persimmons Widespread planted in New Zealand and valued for their large glossy leaves, stunning autumn-coloured foliage and delicious fruit that ripens on the tree in winter. The most common variety is Fuyu, which the fruit can either be harvested when firm and left out on the kitchen bench to ripen or left on the tree (though has a risk of being eaten by birds). Best picked off the tree with secateurs to keep the stem attached.

Trees bear fruit once the tree is four to five years old and they are usually two to three years old when bought instore.

Evergreen Rhubarb Rhubarb is easy to grow in New Zealand. Best grown in partial shade in a cool to warm climate. Normal rhubarb tends to die back in winter, but the evergreen varieties will stick around over the cold months. Only eat the stems as the leaves are poisonous.

Varieties such as ‘Winters Wonder’ can stand up to frosts and colder climates.

Cut out older stems that are unused as they will turn tough and woody. In the first couple of years only remove a third of the stalks. Delicious when used in desserts such as crumbles, muffins or sauces.

Cane Fruit These hardy members of the rubus family are all delicious and fairly easy to grow. Though there are definitely a few tricks worth knowing to keep them productive and under control.

While they can be kept alive in quite small pots if you want them to be productive a pot larger than 40L is advisable, and a half wine barrel is the perfect size. In a larger, half wine barrel-sized pot, you can get away with planting two plants. Traditionally, cane fruit were grown in rows along posts and wires. This helps contain the canes and keep them upright. However if you are just growing one plant you can keep it trained up a single post or use wooden stakes and wire to create a structure to keep the canes growing up.

Ask the

Plant Doctor Giving you expert advice to your seasonal gardening woes Hi, I want to plant fruit trees in my backyard, but I have very hard clay soil. I’ve heard some fruit trees won’t grow in these conditions, how can I fix the soil?

CHELSEA, MT. WELLINGTON

Hi, I had ‘peach’ leaf curl last year on my stone fruit.

Is there any way I can help prevent this for next spring?

GEORGE, HENDERSON

Hi Plant Doctor, My rose has tiny white bumps all over the stems.

What is this and how do I get rid of it?

SAM, ST. LUKES

Hi Chelsea,

Hi George,

Hi Sam,

Clay particles are incredibly small and have a tendency to stick together. Though clay soils are often nutrient rich, the poor soil structure means your fruit trees can’t take advantage of this. Adding Gypsum, organic matter (compost, sheep pellets and worm tea), and by deeply aerating your garden beds, you can slowly improve your structure.

Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that affects stone fruit such as plums, nectarines and peaches. It overwinters in both crevices in the bark and in leaves that have fallen in autumn. This fungal disease likes to thrive in warm, humid conditions making it a common problem in Auckland in spring. Unhealthy plants are much more affected so ensuring your trees are well fed and watered over the year will help tackle this issue.

This is a pest insect called scale.

Scale can come in different colours and sizes, and suck the sap from plants which can in turn affect the plants vigour. Scale also excrete a substance called honeydew, which is clear and sticky, that eventually can lead to sooty mould – a black film of fungi and dust that settles on the sticky surface.

For roses, I recommend using Super Shield. This is a product that will kill off any over-wintering pests and diseases on your rose. Full coverage will offer you the best results.

Gypsum isn’t a quick fix, but adding it in the long term it can help improve your soil. Over time the calcium in gypsum causes the particles to clump together which increases the particle size of the soil and stops clay sticking together and improves the structure.

By adding organic matter and feeding your plants with a natural fertiliser such as Aquaticus Garden Booster or Natures Organic Fertiliser, you can increase the number of beneficial microbes in the soil. This in turn will increase the number of worms, and collectively they will work together helping to improve the soil structure as well as helping to feed plants and providing them protection from many pests and diseases.

If you are after a particular fruit tree, contact your local Kings Garden Centre and ask about rootstocks that are compatible with clay soils.

Some grafted fruit trees can tolerate clay soils much better than others. Always dig a hole twice as deep and wide as the pot the tree comes in, and it wouldn’t hurt to add in some pumice sand into the backfilled mix to add extra drainage.

Make sure to rake up any leaf fall from around your trees and dispose of this offsite to get rid of extra overwintering spores. Improve the airflow around your plant by pruning the tree into an open vase shape.

Spray your trees thoroughly with liquid copper in late winter just before budburst. If leaf curl starts to become a problem, repeat this spray after the tree has finished flowering.

For severe cases, I recommend only spraying your tree up to four times a year.

Contact your local

Plant Doctor Look out for the red shirts instore or send us your plant questions online. www.plantdoctor.co.nz

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Garden to plate Try one of our tasty new winter recipes

Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage Ingredients

Recipe

1kg Potatoes, scrubbed clean

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Pierce potatoes with a knife and bake for one and a half hours, or until a knife easily slides right through. Cool slightly, cut each potato in half and scoop out the flesh. Pass through a potato ricer or sieve into a medium-sized bowl.

2 Egg yolks 50g Grated parmesan, plus extra for garnish 100g “00� Pasta flour (for best results, otherwise plain flour is fine) 150g Butter Handful of fresh sage leaves 70g Brazil nuts, roughly chopped Olive oil, for frying 1 Lemon

2. Add egg yolks and parmesan to potato, season with salt and mix well. Stir in flour, then turn mixture out onto lightly floured work surface and knead until just combined. Roll mixture into logs (approx 2cm thick) and cut into 3-4cm lengths.

3. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a simmer. Working in batches, drop pieces of gnocchi into the water and cook until they rise to the top (about 1-2 minutes). Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.

4. In a saucepan over medium heat, cook the butter until very foamy, stirring continuously. Add the sage and Brazil nuts and cook further until butter starts to tan and has a nutty aroma. Remove from the heat immediately.

5. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frypan over medium heat. Add gnocchi and pan fry until golden. Add butter and sage mixture to the pan, toss to coat and remove from heat. Divide into bowls, top with grated parmesan and a squeeze of lemon.

Serves

2

Serves

4

Pumpkin, Porcini and Hazelnut Soup Ingredients 1 Onion, peeled and chopped 50g Butter 1kg Butternut pumpkin (or any other), peeled and chopped 70g Hazelnuts 1L Chicken or vegetable stock 15g Dried porcini mushroom

Recipe 1. Add butter and onion to a large saucepan or stockpot and fry until golden.

2. Add pumpkin and hazelnuts, toss to coat in the butter and fry another two minutes until slightly coloured.

3. Add stock and porcini and top up with water so that pumpkin is just covered. Bring to the boil and simmer until pumpkin is completely soft.

4. Remove from heat and using a stick blender, blend until smooth. Season to taste, and garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

Rhubarb and Coconut French Toast Ingredients 8 sticks Rhubarb, chopped into 8cm lengths 100g Coconut sugar 2 Lemons, juice and zest 250ml Coconut cream 2 Large eggs 1tsp Vanilla 1 loaf Brioche (or any soft white bread) Butter for frying Toasted coconut flakes to garnish (optional)

Serves

4

Recipe 1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees. In a shallow baking dish, arrange rhubarb in a single layer. Sprinkle over coconut sugar, lemon juice and zest. Bake for about 12 minutes or until tender (but not mushy). Set aside to cool.

2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together coconut cream, eggs, vanilla and a pinch of salt until smooth. Pour into a shallow dish and set aside.

3. Heat a non-stick frypan over medium heat. Cut brioche into thick slices, about 2-3cm thick. Working in batches, submerge two slices into the egg mixture and leave for about 20 seconds to soak. Add a knob of butter to the pan, and gently fry the soaked bread about 4 minutes each side or until golden. Keep warm and repeat for remaining slices.

4. Arrange French toast on a plate, top with the rhubarb and juices, toasted coconut and a sprinkle of coconut sugar.

Recipe & Photo Credit: Lucy Gardner

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Indoor Plants How to care for your indoor plants during winter As the seasons change, so too should your care for indoor plants. As the sun retreats for the season, your plants will slow and stop their growth. Here are some tips to look after your indoor greenery this winter.

Watering

Light

Watering, the most common way of killing your beloved houseplant. As the temperature drops and hours of sunlight fade, so should your zealousness for watering! We recommend only watering when the soil is dry (other than ferns).

Check the moisture by sticking your finger in a couple of centimetres. If the soil sticks, your plant has enough moisture around its roots and doesn’t need a water. When you do water, make sure the water drains out the bottom before putting it back into your cover pot or on your saucer – and ALWAYS have your plant in a pot with drainage holes! The only exception to this rule is terrariums – as you can see the level of water through the glass, and they should filter the water with an activated charcoal layer.

Diminishing light levels will affect any indoor plant in winter. To help give your plants more natural light, move them closer to a window out of direct sunlight, and wash your windows if they are looking a bit dirty. Washing off dust from the leaves will also help your leafy friend absorb more energy from natural light.

Extra Tips Unlike perennials or outside plants, indoor plants are better to be repotted in spring when temperatures rise! Wait until spring to start fertilising your indoor plant again to ensure fast, new and healthy growth.

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Temperature

Most indoor plants originate from subtropical, to tropical areas. Because of this, they are happy in a room that reaches 20˚C. Anything lower than 10˚C and your tropical house plants may run into trouble. To combat temperature shock, keep your plants away from varying heat sources such a heaters and places where drafts occur.

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Planting in winter for

Bees & Birds Feed the bees Bring birds to the garden Auckland bees are still out foraging for food this winter. Feed them now by planting:

Plant these natives now to get them established for hungry native birds

Camellias Planting to create a luscious, thick hedge or to have a gorgeous feature plant in your garden, now is a fantastic time to plant camellias. Flowering from Autumn to late winter, camellias come in a range of colours and are a winter favourite for bees.

Kakabeak

Hellebores

Bottlebrush

Also known as the winter rose, hellebores are found to be covered in bees in Auckland in winter. These shade-loving perennials are perfect for winter planting under trees or in darker corners of the garden.

Varieties native to both New Zealand and Australia will feed your local silvereyes and tui. Bottlebrushes come in a variety of different sizes and flower colours including yellows, oranges, reds and even hot pink!

Citrus Want to add some zing to your G&Ts, or eager to start cooking those lemony recipes? Auckland’s weather is perfect for growing citrus, and bees will pollinate these trees for you. Make sure if you have seedless varieties, your neighbours also have seedless ones, or else your own fruit might start to grow seeds!

Fruit Trees Now instore, choose from a large variety of deciduous fruit trees that bees will also enjoy. Bee pollination is key if you are after high-yielding fruit crops in the coming season.

Attract tuis in to your garden with these gorgeous flowering New Zealand natives.

Flowers come in both brilliant reds and cool whites.

Tree Fuchsia A favourite of silvereyes and tui, the flowers on the tree fuchsia are small and brightly coloured.

NZ Flax (Phormium) Loved by tui and bellbirds, this New Zealand native offers a rich supply of nectar through out the summer season once plants hit maturity.

Essentials Wind Sticks

Feeder

Nectar Feeders

Highly entertaining to watch, as well as giving the birds a safe place to eat. Stick one in your garden and add fruit or BIRD ENERGY BALLS , and watch the birds feed as they move gently in the wind.

Seed feeders are a great way to feed the birds and give them a safe place up in trees to happily feed. Add WILD BIRD SEED mix to attract finches, dunnock and sparrows.

Perfect for small gardens that don’t have enough space for large flowering trees. Easy to install, just add super water or NECTAR to attract tuis, bellbirds and silvereyes.

Events

Upcoming events for all the family!

Rose care Demo with Auckland Rose Society Saturday 6th July 2pm Forrest Hill & Takanini

Sunday 7th July 12pm Botany, St Lukes & Takapuna

Sunday 7th July 2pm Remuera, Henderson & Silverdale

Come along and learn from the experts from the Auckland rose society how to prune, spray, fertilise and care for your roses.

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How to grow Bonsai

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Growing Grass Heads Tuesday 9th & Thursday 11th July 9:30 – 10:30am All stores

Our annual grass head growing activity is now in the middle of the school holidays! Create a silly face out of crafts on a head that will grow crazy grass hair!

All you need to do is bring in some old pantyhose or thin socks, be a member of the little growers club (signup is easy on the day) and let our staff help your kids create these much loved projects.

COST: FREE

Make a winter bird feeder Tuesday 16th July 9:30 – 10:30am All stores Approved by DOC NZ, these pine cone bird feeders will create a great food source for the birds in your garden at a time when food is usually scarce. Thanks to Topflite who are providing the seeds, it’s easy to make these feeders in store and take them home to hand in the backyard.

COST: FREE

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Grafting & espalier demonstration

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Kids corner

How to plant a VEGGIE SEEDLING

Learn how to properly plant baby plants so they can grow up big and strong!

CHOOSE YOUR PLANT Almost all veggie plants like full sun as they can absorb energy from the sun’s rays DIVIDING to help them grow well. Choose THE PLANTS a sunny spot in your garden that will be best before Most baby veggies come in getting your plants! trays that can have lots of plants in them. Sometimes these plants are too close together and need to be seperated. When you take them out of the punnet to plant, carefully take a look to see if they need to be gently separated before being put in the ground.

ANNOYING NEIGHBOURS Plant your baby plants about 30cm apart from each other so they can get as much light and water as they need without getting too close to their neighbours.

WATER AND FEED Water your baby plants straight after you plant them. Water once a day in the morning, or when the soil is dry. When they get bigger you can also feed them with liquid garden food!

Ask a grownup to help.

Don’t forget to wash your hands afterwards!

Did you KNOW?

Many of our native birds including the fantail, bellbird and Tui enjoy eating insects. It’s harder for these birds to find insects in our garden if we always clean up the fallen leaves. Leave some leaf litter under trees to attract New Zealand native birds to your garden for an insect snack!

DIY Bird feeder

Help feed hungry birds in winter You will need: • Open pine cone • Scissors • String • Butter knife • Lard and smooth peanut butter • Wild bird seed • Plate How to make your feeder: 1. Cut long piece of string to hang the bird feeder on 2. Tie a knot around the top/stalk of the pine cone.

3. Use the knife to spread both lard and peanut butter inside and over the pine cone.

4. Fill plate with bird seed and gently roll pine cone in the seed 5. Let it set, then tie to a branch that is high off the ground 6. Don’t leave out overnight, otherwise it could attract mice and rats.

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