The Active Organisation Protecting The Rights Of Senior Citizens
19/25 Alfred Street
Blenheim
Ph: (03) 578 4950
greypowermarl2@xtra.co.nz
Blenheim
Ph: (03) 578 4950
greypowermarl2@xtra.co.nz
Gardening
January
Seeds to sow directly: Beetroot, carrots,coriander, peas, radishes, silverbeet, lettuce, chives
Seedlings to plant : Broccoli, celery, cabbages, lettuces, silverbeet
Plant potato seeds
Buy Potato seeds for chitting
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, onions
Jobs to do:
Prune kiwifruit back to 2 buds after the last fruit on.
Summer pruning of peaches and nectarines
Prune cherry if needed
Citrus fertilizer to tamarillo
February
Seeds to sow directly: Beetroot, carrots, radishes, peas, silverbeet
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, Cabbages, celery,lettuces,silverbeet
Plant potato seeds
Buy potato seeds for chitting
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuces, silverbeet, celery
Jobs to do:
Take semi-hard cuttings of cranberries
Prune plum if its finished fruiting
Tidy Grape Vines
Fertilizer to vege garden
Citrus fertilizer to feijoa and guava
Citru fertilizer to citrus trees
March
Seeds to sow directly: Winter lettuce, red onions, silverbeet
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, cabbages
Plant potato seeds
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuces, silverbeet
Jobs to do:
Take penstemon cuttings
Cover capsicum if still fruiting
Divide strawberries
Citrus fertilizer to kiwiberry and kiwifruit
Store Walnuts
Save tomato seeds
April
Seeds to sow directly: Red onions, peas, silverbeet
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuces, silverbeet, onions
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, garlic, winter lettuces, silverbeet
Jobs to do:
Prune old wood from currants
Mulch blueberries and strawberries with pine needles
Save lettuce, pea and bean seeds (let them go dry and rattly)
May
Seeds to sow directly: Broccoli, cabbages, white onions, peas, silverbeet, winter lettuces
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuces, silverbeet, celery
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Garlic, onions
Jobs to do:
Prepare garlic bed with compost etc
citrus fertilizer to apricots
compost to strawberries
Apply manure to citrus trees
Pick kiwifruit
Store Walnuts
June
Seeds to sow directly: Winter lettuces, garlic, white onions, peas, silverbeet
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, cabbages,garlic, winter lettuces, silverbeet
Cut grapes back, feed with citrus fertilizer
Citrus fertilizer to passionfruit
Buy strawberry plants
July
Seeds to sow directly: Broccoli, beans, cabbages, lettuces, white onions, peas
Seedlings to plant: Garlic, onions
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Cabbages, lettuces, onions, silverbeet, basil, tomatoes
Jobs to do:
Propagate new blackcurrants by cutting a length the size of a pencil then put into soil to grow
Prune apricot
Prune kiwifruit
Fertilizer to Persimmon
Spray nectarine and peach trees
Feed strawberries
August
Seeds to sow directly: Cabbages, lettuce, white onions
Seedlings to plant: Cabbages, celery, garlic, silverbeet
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Corn, strawberries, tomatoes, capsicums, basil
Buy potato seeds
Jobs to do:
Trim grapes
Feed garlic
September
Seeds to sow directly: Carrots, beetroot, silverbeet, peas, coriander
Seedlings to plant: Cabbages, lettuces, onions, silverbeet, basil
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Tomatoes, broccoli, onions, melons
Buy potato seeds
Jobs to do:
Fertilize garlic
Feed gardenia's
Spray nectarine
Citrus fertilzer to raspberry, boysenberries, blackcurrants, kiwiberry, blueberries, tamarillo, passionfruit
Feed Rhubarb
October
Seeds to sow directly: Beans, cabbages, beets, lettuce, peas, carrots, radishes, bail, parsley, coriander, chives
Seedlings to plant: Corn, strawberries, tomatoes, capsicums, basil
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later:Plant potato seeds
Buy more potato seeds
Jobs to do:
Fertilizer garlic
Citrus fertilizer to citrus trees, feijoa, guava
Feed stonefruit trees
November
Seeds to sow directly: Beans, cabbages, carrots, corn, cucumbers, lettuces, melons, peas, pumpkin, radishes
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, onions, tomatoes
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, celery, lettuces, silverbeet
Plant potatoes
Buy more potato seeds
Jobs to do:
Straw/mulch tomatoes
Citrus fertilizer to tamarillo
December
Seeds to sow directly: Basil, beans, beetroot, carrots, lettuces, radishes, silverbeet, corn
Seedlings to plant: Beetroot, cabbages, broccoli, capsicums,cucumbers, lettuces, pumpkins
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, celery, lettuces, silverbeet
Plant potatoes
Jobs to do:
Take cuttings of blueberries
citrus fertilizer to citrus trees and Passionfruit
Seeds to sow directly: Beetroot, carrots,coriander, peas, radishes, silverbeet, lettuce, chives
Seedlings to plant : Broccoli, celery, cabbages, lettuces, silverbeet
Plant potato seeds
Buy Potato seeds for chitting
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, onions
Jobs to do:
Prune kiwifruit back to 2 buds after the last fruit on.
Summer pruning of peaches and nectarines
Prune cherry if needed
Citrus fertilizer to tamarillo
February
Seeds to sow directly: Beetroot, carrots, radishes, peas, silverbeet
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, Cabbages, celery,lettuces,silverbeet
Plant potato seeds
Buy potato seeds for chitting
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuces, silverbeet, celery
Jobs to do:
Take semi-hard cuttings of cranberries
Prune plum if its finished fruiting
Tidy Grape Vines
Fertilizer to vege garden
Citrus fertilizer to feijoa and guava
Citru fertilizer to citrus trees
March
Seeds to sow directly: Winter lettuce, red onions, silverbeet
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, cabbages
Plant potato seeds
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuces, silverbeet
Jobs to do:
Take penstemon cuttings
Cover capsicum if still fruiting
Divide strawberries
Citrus fertilizer to kiwiberry and kiwifruit
Store Walnuts
Save tomato seeds
April
Seeds to sow directly: Red onions, peas, silverbeet
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuces, silverbeet, onions
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, garlic, winter lettuces, silverbeet
Jobs to do:
Prune old wood from currants
Mulch blueberries and strawberries with pine needles
Save lettuce, pea and bean seeds (let them go dry and rattly)
May
Seeds to sow directly: Broccoli, cabbages, white onions, peas, silverbeet, winter lettuces
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuces, silverbeet, celery
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Garlic, onions
Jobs to do:
Prepare garlic bed with compost etc
citrus fertilizer to apricots
compost to strawberries
Apply manure to citrus trees
Pick kiwifruit
Store Walnuts
June
Seeds to sow directly: Winter lettuces, garlic, white onions, peas, silverbeet
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, cabbages,garlic, winter lettuces, silverbeet
Cut grapes back, feed with citrus fertilizer
Citrus fertilizer to passionfruit
Buy strawberry plants
July
Seeds to sow directly: Broccoli, beans, cabbages, lettuces, white onions, peas
Seedlings to plant: Garlic, onions
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Cabbages, lettuces, onions, silverbeet, basil, tomatoes
Jobs to do:
Propagate new blackcurrants by cutting a length the size of a pencil then put into soil to grow
Prune apricot
Prune kiwifruit
Fertilizer to Persimmon
Spray nectarine and peach trees
Feed strawberries
August
Seeds to sow directly: Cabbages, lettuce, white onions
Seedlings to plant: Cabbages, celery, garlic, silverbeet
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Corn, strawberries, tomatoes, capsicums, basil
Buy potato seeds
Jobs to do:
Trim grapes
Feed garlic
September
Seeds to sow directly: Carrots, beetroot, silverbeet, peas, coriander
Seedlings to plant: Cabbages, lettuces, onions, silverbeet, basil
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Tomatoes, broccoli, onions, melons
Buy potato seeds
Jobs to do:
Fertilize garlic
Feed gardenia's
Spray nectarine
Citrus fertilzer to raspberry, boysenberries, blackcurrants, kiwiberry, blueberries, tamarillo, passionfruit
Feed Rhubarb
October
Seeds to sow directly: Beans, cabbages, beets, lettuce, peas, carrots, radishes, bail, parsley, coriander, chives
Seedlings to plant: Corn, strawberries, tomatoes, capsicums, basil
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later:Plant potato seeds
Buy more potato seeds
Jobs to do:
Fertilizer garlic
Citrus fertilizer to citrus trees, feijoa, guava
Feed stonefruit trees
November
Seeds to sow directly: Beans, cabbages, carrots, corn, cucumbers, lettuces, melons, peas, pumpkin, radishes
Seedlings to plant: Broccoli, onions, tomatoes
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, celery, lettuces, silverbeet
Plant potatoes
Buy more potato seeds
Jobs to do:
Straw/mulch tomatoes
Citrus fertilizer to tamarillo
December
Seeds to sow directly: Basil, beans, beetroot, carrots, lettuces, radishes, silverbeet, corn
Seedlings to plant: Beetroot, cabbages, broccoli, capsicums,cucumbers, lettuces, pumpkins
Seeds to sow in punnets for planting out later: Broccoli, cabbages, celery, lettuces, silverbeet
Plant potatoes
Jobs to do:
Take cuttings of blueberries
citrus fertilizer to citrus trees and Passionfruit
Tips
Rhubarb Leaf Spray kills unwanted pests. Boil up a kilo of rhubarb leaves in 2 Litres of water for 30 minutes ( use an old pot that is no longer used for cooking as rhubarb leaves are very poisonous) when the mixture has cooled, spray directly onto aphids, whitefly etc. A drop of dishwashing liquid added will help it stick to plant leaves.
Tomatoes: A teaspoon of milk powder added to the soil when planting your tomatoes is said to prevent thick skins and to ensure even ripening. Also add 1 teaspoon of epsom salts ( for magnesium) to each hole before planting.
Homemade garlic insecticide:
1 1/2 cups water
2 bulbs garlic
Pour water into a blender and add garlic bulbs. Blend until liquified. Strain out any remaining pieces of garlic. Add enough room temperature water to your pesticide. Concentrate to make 4 litres. Pour into spray bottle. Leftovers can be stored by freezing in 1/4 cups portions. Thaw to use.
Insecticidal Soap spray:
4 litres warm water
2 Tbsp dishwashing liquid
1 to 2 drops olive oil
Stir together and pour into a spray bottle. Can be stored for the length of the gardening season. Good for aphids, white flies, powdery mildrew. caterpillars, earwigs. fleas, grubs, leafhoppers, mites and psyllids
Baking Soda Fungicide:
4 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp cooking oil
4 Litres water
Mix baking soda, oil and water together. Spray lightly on foliage of plants afflicted with black spot, powdery mildrew and other fungal diseases.
Milk Spray:
For powdery mildew on cucumbers, pumpkins etc. Mix one part of full-cream milk with nine parts water and spray every 2-5 days
To help prevent damping off of seedlings and as a general fungicide. Mix one Tablespoon of cinnamon powder in 2 litres of boiling water and leave to diffuse for several days. Strain off the liquid and then spray it on plants undiluted.
Rhubarb Leaf Spray kills unwanted pests. Boil up a kilo of rhubarb leaves in 2 Litres of water for 30 minutes ( use an old pot that is no longer used for cooking as rhubarb leaves are very poisonous) when the mixture has cooled, spray directly onto aphids, whitefly etc. A drop of dishwashing liquid added will help it stick to plant leaves.
Tomatoes: A teaspoon of milk powder added to the soil when planting your tomatoes is said to prevent thick skins and to ensure even ripening. Also add 1 teaspoon of epsom salts ( for magnesium) to each hole before planting.
Homemade garlic insecticide:
1 1/2 cups water
2 bulbs garlic
Pour water into a blender and add garlic bulbs. Blend until liquified. Strain out any remaining pieces of garlic. Add enough room temperature water to your pesticide. Concentrate to make 4 litres. Pour into spray bottle. Leftovers can be stored by freezing in 1/4 cups portions. Thaw to use.
Insecticidal Soap spray:
4 litres warm water
2 Tbsp dishwashing liquid
1 to 2 drops olive oil
Stir together and pour into a spray bottle. Can be stored for the length of the gardening season. Good for aphids, white flies, powdery mildrew. caterpillars, earwigs. fleas, grubs, leafhoppers, mites and psyllids
Baking Soda Fungicide:
4 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp cooking oil
4 Litres water
Mix baking soda, oil and water together. Spray lightly on foliage of plants afflicted with black spot, powdery mildrew and other fungal diseases.
Milk Spray:
For powdery mildew on cucumbers, pumpkins etc. Mix one part of full-cream milk with nine parts water and spray every 2-5 days
To help prevent damping off of seedlings and as a general fungicide. Mix one Tablespoon of cinnamon powder in 2 litres of boiling water and leave to diffuse for several days. Strain off the liquid and then spray it on plants undiluted.
