1
Love fresh
strawberries? Plant
them in garden beds,
pots or hanging
baskets. Choose
a spot in full
sun and feed
regularly with a
fertiliser specially 2
formulated for
fruiting plants.
BASIL
A fragrant addition to warm
salads or pasta. Plant in full
sun and remove flowers to
promote leaf growth.
Sow a ‘salad bowl’
and keep it in easy
reach of the
kitchen or back
door. Lettuce,
spinach, rocket
and bok choy
are fast-growing
varieties and
need little space.
Snip regularly
to promote new
growth. See below
for some herbs
to add extra
flavour.
Powdery
5
mildew can
affect tomatoes,
cucumbers and
capsicums. It
appears as light
grey or powdery
spots on leaves.
Try applying an
organic fungicide and
repeat as needed.
3
Spread a
layer of mulch
over the vegie
patch or pots
4
to help suppress
weeds and conserve
moisture in the soil.
THYME
Grows into an attractive
groundcover with small
aromatic leaves. Loves full
sun and well-drained soil.
1 Floriana Gourmet Gardener
100mm continental cucumber
Cucumis sativus seedling.
2 Richgro ‘Organics’ fruit and
citrus plant food, $16.21/5kg,
I/N: 2961704. 3 Mr Fothergill’s
vegetable seeds, $3.12 each:
‘English spinach Medania’,
I/N: 2961924, and ‘Green Cos
lettuce’, I/N: 2960419. 4 Garden
Basics water saving mulch,
$3.98/25L, I/N: 0274307. 5 EcoOrganic Garden ready-to-use
eco-fungicide, $11.59/750ml,
I/N: 2961901. Some products are
not available at all Bunnings
stores, but may be ordered.
PARSLEY
Italian or flat-leaf is the most
popular form. Plant in full
sun with well-draining soil.
Harvest outer stalks first.
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For more on what to do in the
garden during November, go to
bunnings.com.au/gardencorner
After applying fertiliser around edible plants, delay harvesting for a few days and rinse well
before cooking and eating. If using products to deal with pests, diseases or weeds, always
read the label, follow the instructions carefully and wear suitable protective equipment.
Store all garden chemicals and products out of reach of children and pets.+
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There’s plenty
to grow in the
vegie patch
this November!
Try beans, chilli,
capsicum, cucumber,
pumpkin, tomato,
zucchini or bok choy.
Improve the soil with
compost prior
to planting and
mulch well.
