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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Garden Safety
QUOTE: I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
- Claude Monet
We often overlook the possibility of danger that can lurk in the garden. Everything from rotten limbs on trees that can fall on top of us to slippery surfaces that are covered in moss can present dangers.
There are certain times of the year when there seem to be more problems of safety in the garden and these are generally the wetter months.
This is the time when moss can grow on walkways cause dangerously slippery surfaces.
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There are products on the market that can eliminate moss but some of these can also cause damage to your plants.
Water blasting will get rid the slippery surfaces and it is possible to buy relatively cheap and good quality water blasters that are suitable for the home handy person.
Once again you will need to take care not to damage plants as the pressure from the water blaster can destroy a garden in a matter of minutes.
Even the weight of plants can change over the wetter months particularly those in hanging containers and the additional weight from the water might just be enough to cause them to come crashing down.
Palm fronds can have very sharp and potentially dangerous spikes that can be lethal if you happen to get one in your eye while leaning into the garden. It is always recommended that you wear safety glasses when getting amongst your plants in the garden because it is so easy to damage your eyes.
Wearing gloves is something that goes without saying to protect your hands, not only from cuts and scrapes, but also from potential infection.
And you might be quite surprised to learn that the biggest danger in the garden, and the cause of most injuries is from garden implements that are left lying around in the garden causing injury when someone falls or stands on them.
A tidy garden is generally a safer garden.
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Thanks,
Annie
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Hello everyone
Hope you are all well and have been able to get out into the garden recently!
Anyway, I've found a few more help tips that I thought you might be interested in, so here you go……
Question - Kiwi Fruit. Can You Recommend One For My Garden?
Answer - One of the most reliable kiwi fruits (Chinese Gooseberry) is a self-fertile variety called "Jenny". It is a vigorous deciduous climber and has creamy-white flowers in the summer, as well as decorative leaves and sweet tasting green brown walnut sized fruits in the early fall (autumn). It should be trained against a sunny, south-west facing wall sheltered from strong winds using horizontal wires (15ft in length) to support the stems. During the growing season, keep the ground moist in dry weather and remove all weeds. In cold gardens , this plant can be raised inside a greenhouse. Use a large container filled with No.3 compost.
Question - Is there a miniature Gunnera I can use as "gunnera manicata" is far too big for my bog garden?
Answer - Gunnera manicata is an enormous, moisture loving perennial with architectural, rhubarb like leaves that can be up to 5ft across and chunky cone shaped flowers spikes in he summer. Fortunately, there is a much smaller species called "G mgellanica". This perennial has a low, creeping habit and produces a display of dark, kidney shaped leaves, as well as panicles of small green flowers followed by orange-red fruits. It reaches a height of about 6in with a 12in spread. For the best results, position the plant in a semi-shaded area and a damp, fertile soil and a bog garden is ideal.
Bye for now!
The Gardener
