Grass Disease
Grass Disease: know what to look for Lawn diseases are a common and frustrating probability for even the most dedicated gardening-enthusiast. Knowing the types of lawn disease and their causes are an important step towards limiting your lawns vulnerability to diseases. Here is a guide to some of the most common lawn diseases and how to spot them: 1. Anthracnose Anthracnose takes the appearance of red-brown coloured spots on the shoots of one’s grass. Areas of the lawn affected from Anthracnose can vary from 2 inches up to ten feet in size. W
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Garden Furniture
Whether you’re looking to lounge outside on lazy summer days, enjoy a family-friendly poolside set-up or indulge in a classy patio dining unit for sundowners; garden furniture has a central role in your outdoor living experience. Choosing the right garden furniture for your patio will allow you to spend valuable time with family and friends in a comfortable and relaxing space. Here are some guidelines to finding the perfect garden furniture: Firstly, consider what the primary purpose of your garden furniture set will be. How you design your ou
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Grass
Getting Your Grass Summer-Ready Picture it. A bright summer sun and sky over green lawns and the sound of Christmas beetles and birds. That heavenly summer feeling and the smell of freshly cut grass. Preparing your lawn for the summer season may sound like a tiresome chore, but when you think about it like this, how could it not be worth it? Making sure you have healthy lawn in summer just takes a bit of preparation during spring, so we’ve broken down your summer lawn preparation into 5 easy steps to do before the summer season to get your
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Lemon Trees
Problems with your lemon tree not bearing fruit Reasons for No Fruit on Lemon Trees The first query here would be, do the trees flower? Flowers lead to fruit, and a lack of blooms means your tree cannot produce. Some reasons for this would be incorrect cultivation, lack of nutrients, insufficient water and bad rootstock. If the plant does bloom but still fails to fruit, this might be because the tree is not old enough. Lemon tree fruiting occurs at three to five years old, depending upon the rootstock. Blossom drop is one of the key growing lem
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Growing Citrus in Johannesburg
Growing conditions for growing Citrus in Johannesburg 1. Many of the more common citrus plants growing in South africa originate in China 2. Citrus does not handle frost well. It will not tolerate temperatures below 4 degrees. 3. Lemon trees are the only citrus fruit trees that can tolerate any frost at all and as a result are the most popular of the Citrus plants grown in the JHB area. 4. If you have frost in your garden then you will need to protect your orange or nartjie trees throughout the winter. Remember that frost can come as early
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10 Steps to Growing Trees
10 Easy steps to planting, feeding and caring for your tree: A Guide from Windy Willows. 1. Locating the tree: Trees need room to grow their branches above the ground and their roots below the ground. Avoid planting too close to overhead telephone or power lines, or too close to buildings. Most medium sized trees should be located at least 2 meters from any wall. Check whether your tree has an aggressive root system and needs to be further than 2 meters from any wall or building. Some trees have large surface roots and will lift paving. De
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