Story Title: One Standard Drink
Episode 6: WA's Great Gardens
Date: 14th November 2010
Presenter: Neville Passmore

A well-established, waterwise garden can survive on only one watering a week but there are a number of things that you can do to make sure your garden is ready to face a hot, dry summer and increase its chance of survival.

Neville's Tips and Facts

• Improve the soil – to improve your soils download the soil improvement brochure
• Protect the soil with waterwise mulch.
• Use soil wetting agents.
• Use fertiliser sparingly.
• Water efficiently (water the roots of plants and don't overwater and check your irrigation system is working correctly)
• Use a Waterwise Specialist
• Use waterwise plants – waterwise plants for WA data base.
• Are you waterwise? Try 10 tips on how to be waterwise outside your home

For more waterwise tips

• Being waterwise Outside Inside

• Learn how to Save 6 buckets of water every day www.save6.com.au

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Leederville  WA  6007
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