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Newsletter 23 October 2020
Newsletter 23 October 2020
Newsletter 23 October 2020
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Anita’s Garden
Volume 3, Issue 14 23 October 2020
Blog Welcome to the fourteenth issue of If you haven’t sown melons yet, it’s not
my newsletter for Volume 3. too late to get them started for planting
Newsletter back issues out in early December. I used to be
I hope you have all had a good week. able to plant melons by the third week
Facebook of November but in recent years, my
Labour Weekend planting date has been pushed out by
Instagram
awful weather. This year I think I’ll
Perhaps the most important date in
Twitter wait until early December to plant
the gardening calendar is finally
them, which means that I don’t want to
Linkedin here—Labour Weekend. This time of
sow seeds too early. Labour Weekend is
the year marks the start of when it is
therefore perfect timing for sowing mel-
Pinterest safe to plant summer veggies, such as
ons.
tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers and
much more. You can also plant dahlia Ýou can also sow more of the following:
tubers, petunias and avocado trees
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(the latter in frost-free zones only). Zucchini
Feedback Garden centres will certainly be busy Cucumbers
over the long weekend.
Newsletter input Lettuce
(tips, recipes, gar- If you’re not able to do your planting
den photos etc) this weekend, do not fret. Summer Spring onions
veggies can be planted in November
To be added to my
and December, too. In fact it’s some- Greenhouse
mailing list times a good idea to wait a week or If you have a greenhouse, make sure
anitakundu.nz@gmail.com two after Labour Weekend before that you open the door(s) and windows
planting tender veggies because the on warm days otherwise the plants
weather can be quite temperamental might suffocate.
at this time of the year, especially at
night. Don’t forget this, as it’s easy to Watering the garden
Inside this issue:
just think of daytime temperatures
when putting in new plants. With water restrictions in place in some
parts of the country (Auckland is cur-
Seeds to sow rently at Level 1), now is a good time to
P ot te r ing aro u nd 2
Anita’s Garden plan ahead and think about installing a
There are some seeds that require tank in the garden to collect rainwater.
warmer temperatures to germinate,
even with the help of a heat pad. Useful links
Top 5 gardening tasks 2
Among them are the following:
for the week Italian Seeds Pronto
Okra
Awapuni
Herb of the week: Cat- 2 Snake beans
nip Bulbs Direct
Gourds
Have a great weekend.
How to grow corn 3 Bitter melon
Kind regards,
Luffa
Anita Kundu
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