VegetablesGiven rich soil, zucchini, marrows and pumpkin are easily grown in the home garden, although in cooler districts pumpkins need a hot, dry summer to do well. Mini-greenhouses - a little like an old-fashioned cold frame - are ideal for these tender vegetables, as is a bottomless box with a square of glass set over the top and placed in the warmest part of the garden. The soil for sweet peas should be well limed and the ground worked to a fine crumb. Phosphate worked into the soil (30g per sq m) will give the seedlings a good start and a sturdy root system. Dwarf annuals for a rockery or the front of garden beds include phacelia (blue shades), nemophila (blue), Linum grandiflorum and limnanthes (yellow).

Source: Otago Daily Times October 10, 2019 15:22 UTC