Tauranga's Favourite Garden Stop
Plant spring bulbs - we will have a stunning array of top quality bulbs arriving during March - daffodils, freesia, iris, anemone, ranunculus, crocus, hyacinth, muscari, Dutch iris ... stagger your plantings from now until the end of autumn and your garden will be bursting with gorgeous colour from early winter right through to the end of summer.
Our tulips will be arriving mid to late March. Note that tulips will flower best if the bulbs are placed in the fridge for 4-6 weeks prior to planting.
Plant new annual seedlings to freshen up the garden with colour. The colours and varieties are many - Pansy, Lobelia, Dianthus, Primula...
Plant perennials - so many gorgeous colours and forms – Penstemon, Gaura, Anemones, Alstromeria, Erysimum...
Hanging baskets or pots filled with colourful flowers will brighten your patios and verandas over the cooler months. We have a large selection of pots in many shapes and colours.
Deadhead annuals and trim perennials as they finish flowering.
Roses can be given their final deadhead before leaving them to "winter".
Continue planting for kitchen garden harvests in the months ahead:
Lettuce, spring onions, beetroot, spinach, silverbeet, carrots, broad beans, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, leeks, celery, kale, rhubarb ...
Herb favourites - parsley, sage, oregano, chives, thyme, coriander, dill ...
Add more goodness to the soil - dig in Ican Real Blood & Bone, sheep pellets, compost or vege mix when you replant.
Ican Ocean Grow is a fantastic liquid fish fertiliser which can be applied regularly and will really get your veges growing!
If your tomato plants have suffered from blight, pull them out (don't put them in your compost).
To view our Vegetable Plants Health Care Programme click here or call in for a copy.
Remember the saying "the best time to plant a fruit tree was 5 years ago, the next best time is NOW". Plant a range of fruit trees and berries and you'll be rewarded with gorgeous fruit throughout the year.
Plant berryfruit - boysenberries, raspberries, blueberries...
Fertilise all citrus with specific Citrus Fertiliser to ensure they receive all the nutrients they require.
Feed your fruit tress with Ican Fruit Food, if they are in pots use Ican Fruit Food for Pots
Maintain your regular fruit tree spray programme. It is important to spray with the correct product at the correct time so please ask one of our knowledgeable staff, come in for your copy of our "Fruiting Plants Health Care Programme" or click here to download.
Plant new trees and shrubs!
If you love gorgeous autumn colours - Maples, Magnolia, Dogwood, Oaks and Liquid Amber Gumball make a lovey display.
We are Tauranga's leading stockist of Japanese Maples and have a large range in stunning colours and big specimens available - many of which will be starting to show their autumn colours very soon.
Plant new hedges and trim existing hedges before frosts damage new growth. Feed your Hedges with Ican "Slow Food"
Fantastic hedging plants are Japanese Box, Corokia, Teucrium and NZ's favourite Griselinia Broadway Mint and Camellias.
Spray box hedging with Grosafe Free Flo Copper and Grosafe Enspray 99 Oil to prevent the spread of Box Blight (Japanese Box is far more resistant than English Box to Box Blight). Alternate with Grosafe Buxus Blight Fighter.
Dwarf fruit trees and citrus are ideal for small gardens and also grow well in pots and containers and yield an abundance of fruit.
Weeping maples are ideal when space is limited - stunning form and colour.
Flowering Crab Apple - they are looking stunning and covered in luscious bright red fruit.
Magnolia - gorgeous colours and varieties to choose from.
Liquidamber Gumballs are lovely as small speciman trees. Robinia Mop Top & Robinia "Lace Lady" are also worthy additions to the small garden.
Good soil, feeding and watering is the key to great plants, flowers, fruit and vege production.
Fertilise with Ican Fast Food or Ocean Grow liquid fish fertiliser or the Tui range of Citrus, Strawberry and Rose Food.
24-month Slow release Ican Slow Food is ideal for trees, shrubs, palms, fruit and veges. If you want to give them a real quick boost use Novatec.
Hygiene is important in the garden so clear away diseased leaves and prunings and sterilise secateurs, hedge trimmers etc before and after use (bleach is a good sterilant).
Pests and Diseases - check all plants regularly for pests and disease - it is easier to deal with them early before they take hold and do too much damage.
If fungus and bugs are present, they need to be kept under control with regular spraying. We recommend:
Grosafe Free Flo Copper to control fungus diseases on all fruit, veges and ornamentals.
Grosafe Enspray 99 Oil for the control of sucking insects on all fruit, veges and ornamentals.
Success Ultra for caterpillars, thrips and leafroller.
Yates Fungus Fighter for Systemic fungal protection.
Roses - continue your regular spray programme - to view our Rose & Ornamentals Health Care Programme click here (or call in for a copy).
Apply Blitzem or Quash (if you have animals) to control slugs and snails - particularly around new seedlings.
Mulch to suppress weeds, preserve water and add nutrients with Pea Straw or Daltons Mulch & Grow.
Autumn is the best time to sow new lawns or renovate existing lawns.
New lawns - spray to eradicate weeds, apply Daltons Premium Lawn Soil, fertilise with Tui Lawn Fertiliser (1-2 weeks prior to sowing), and sow with a seed variety suitable to your needs.
Existing lawns - spray with Turfix to eradicate weeds and top-dress areas as required.
Feed existing lawns and new lawns (once germinated) with Tui Lawn Force.
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Ican Harvest Fruit Trees
This year we have a stunning selection of container grown fruit trees ready for your garden now. Our Ican Harvest range includes Apple Trees, Citrus, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots and Plums. Also Blueberries, Gooseberries, Feijoas, Dwarf Apples, Lemons, Limes and Oranges.
These are a premium range of fruit trees selected for their ease of growing and superior taste for the home gardener. Keep an eye out instore for these towards the end of the month.
