Garden Care

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Garden care is what happens after the planting: feeding, watering in, and fixing the soil underneath. This range is all Plant Doctor, more than 40 products covering liquid and granular fertilisers, seaweed and plant tonics, soil conditioners and wetting agents, lawn food, indoor plant feeds and ready-made kits. The decision that matters most is a diagnosis: is the garden short of food, short of water that soaks in, or sitting in soil with poor structure? Each calls for a different product, and they do not substitute for one another. Start with the problem, not the product Pale, slow growth. A fertiliser. Liquids act quickly, granules feed for months. Water beading and running off. A wetting agent. Nature's Soil Wetter comes as a liquid or as granules. Heavy clay that sets hard. Gypsum, as Clay Breaker granules or liquid Micronised Gypsum. It works on structure and leaves soil pH where it is. Acidic soil. Lime granules raise the pH, and dolomite granules do the same while supplying calcium and magnesium. Yellowing leaves from iron deficiency. Liquid Iron or Iron Chelate for a fast correction, iron sulphate for a slower, longer-lasting store of iron in the soil. Tired, sandy or depleted soil. Humic acid, fulvic acid, VolcaMin zeolite and worm castings, all in the soil conditioners and wetting agents range. Liquid or granular fertiliser Liquids deliver nutrients straight away, which suits pots, vegetables and a mid-season lift. Activ8mate is the all-purpose choice, made for lawns, garden plants, vegetables, trees and natives. Activ8EXTRA is the high nitrogen liquid for lawns, vegetable patches and leafy trees, and the liquid Flowers, Fruits and Roots is high in potassium for citrus, tomatoes, roses and native flowers at budding and fruiting time. Granules are the base feed. Roots, Shoots and Leaves has an NPK of 16-2-10 and feeds for up to 3 months. It is weighted towards nitrogen for leafy growth, which makes it the natural match for hedging and screening plants . The