{"id":3391,"date":"2018-03-01T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growgoodnz.co.nz\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2018-03-02T07:47:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T18:47:44","slug":"autumn-planting-greensmart-planters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growgoodnz.co.nz\/growing-tips\/autumn-planting-greensmart-planters\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn planting in GreenSmart Planters"},"content":{"rendered":"
Autumn planting is often overlooked but as summer draws to a close we need to be planning ahead for late autumn and early winter harvesting. So clear out your summer crops, tip the soil out, clean up the GreenSmart planter and refill it with more potting mix and organic fertiliser.<\/p>\n
Autumn planting in GreenSmart planters has the benefit of requiring almost no watering after you get the plants started as we are likely to have good autumn rains from now on.<\/p>\n
These photos are of plants that I planted out two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Mini caulis and mini lettuce growing in a GreenSmart Planter<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/p>\n What can you plant in March ?<\/strong> Here are some ideas for autumn planting: kale, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, rocket, celery, mustard greens and silverbeet. You might wonder how many plants are in each pot? There are about 30 spring onions in one pot. Another pot has six celery and a couple of lettuce. There are six mini cauliflowers and two mini lettuce in one pot.<\/p>\n autumn planting – celery, spinach, lettuce, cauliflower<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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Autumn planting ahead of the GoGreen Expo – Special Offer<\/h3>\n