Interviews      

Remy Favre

Felco garden tools eg superloppers

Topic – Pruning re: growth and fungal problems etc

www.felco.com.au

John Arnott

Horticultural Managaer

Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne 

www.rbg.vic.gov.au/rbg-cranbourne

Plant of the Week

Colourwave ‘Sun Parasol’ Mandevilla, an easy growing bushy climber, suitable for containers or trellis and fences in a sunny spot or partial shade. Flowers in crimson, pink or white throughout summer and autumn.

What’s On

Sustainable Gardening Australia Workshops at Werribee Open Range Zoo

Each weekend in February, further details:

www.sgaonline.cart.net.au/store/learn/

Vegie problems

• Watch out for the cabbage white butterfly as they are fluttering around right now and will lay eggs galore to develop into green caterpillars. Net plants like cabbages and brussel sprouts or if the eggs hatch use derris dust.
• Tomatoes are going black on the bottom, it is a problem called blossom end rot usually caused irregular watering or lack of calcium in the soil.
• Beans with silvery leaves is usually caused by mites sucking the sap – you can use a miticide if you want or usually the beans will grow out of it.