Nov - Salads & Orchids

Awesome Orchids

Plant lettuce, baby spinach, mizuna, mustard greens and rocket now for fantastic salads all through summer.

Planting

   - When planting, mix plenty of Groganic and Moo Poothrough the soil, and mulch with a straw mulch like Rich River Lucerne.

Care

   - During the growing season, water frequently, and once a fortnight apply Maxicrop to ensure lots of green growth.

Harvesting

   - Most salad leaf plants can be harvested a leaf at a time. Once the leaves are big enough to eat they are ready to go.

Some lettuces will grow a single head instead, in these cases, cut the lettuce head off at the ground when it is about 20cm in diameter.

^(indoor)

Now is the time to get some amazing colour in your house with our range of Butterfly and Dancing Lady Orchids.

Planting

   - These tropical orchids are best suited to a bright, warm indoor position. In an east facing window is perfect.

Care

   - In order to encourage big and beautiful blooms, feed once a month with Strike Back for Orchids.

During the warmer months, soak your orchid in the sink once a week. Over winter and the cooler months this will only need to be done once every two or three weeks.

For more info see our Orchid Care Guide.