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While the garden is
fresh and full of exciting
growth – Summer can MOTHER’S DAY

be tough on gardens.
Here’s some must-dos so
your garden can survive COOKBOOK 2023

the wilting effects of the
Aussie summer. Share Your Sweet Moment

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garden. Early mornings and late and celebrated nationally in the 2023 edition.
afternoons are best, and find a Time We are looking for sweet treats that tell a story
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T In summer the focus shifts to
routine maintenance of watering, To submit your recipes, please visit serenitas.com.au/cookbook2023
mulching and trimming. A general T The best time to water your release dry or a liquid fertiliser or see your community manager to obtain an entry form.
light prune will have everything garden is morning but, if you water can help promote a healthy root
looking perfect. in the afternoon, allow enough system and strong growth, while SCAN THIS QR CODE TO ACCESS
time for foliage to dry out before strengthening cell walls, allowing
T Remove any excess small sunset. This reduces the risk of your plants to retain water for THE ONLINE ENTRY FORM
fruit. By regularly thinning mildew and other fungi attacking longer periods of time.
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ensuring that the nutrients you'll get caught by the evening T Potted plants, especially
getting spread throughout your shift of mosquitoes or sandflies. those in terracotta pots, can be
crop are delivered to remaining vulnerable to overheating. Lightly
fruit, which will help them to T Your garden needs more mulch and, where possible,
fully develop. This will prevent than just water to get through position them out of hot western
undersized fruit when it comes those hot summer days. Feeding sunshine. Remember that
time to harvest. your garden with controlled standing potted plants in saucers
of water encourages root rot
and mosquito breeding. Instead,
stand them in saucers filled with
sand, and keep the sand moist.
This ensures roots stay cool and
plants remain healthy.

T It’s a misconception that
cutting lawns low reduces the
cutting frequency. Instead, mow
lawns as high as your mower
permits. Longer turf wears better,
but most important of all, a thick
sward suppresses pernicious
weeds such as oxalis and bindii.

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