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    Harvesting your plant

    Well done, your hard work has paid off. Whether you’ve grown some delicious vegetables, fragrant herbs or beautiful flowers, it’s time to reap the benefits. Let’s get harvesting!

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    How to harvest your garden

    Learn the best ways to harvest your plants in this video, or follow the steps below.

    • Step 1

      When harvesting herbs, pick long sprigs rather than individual leaves. For root vegetables, pull them gently out of the ground. Remember to wash before eating.

    • Step 2

      When picking flowers, cut towards the bottom of the stem. Place the stems in water as soon as possible to ensure they remain vibrant and lively.

    • Step 3

      Whether you’ve grown some beautiful flowers, or you get to enjoy eating what you’ve grown, you’ve done a great job.

    Best harvesting methods will depend on your seedling, from edible herbs and vegetables to beautiful flowers. If harvested correctly, your plant will continue to grow and thrive, and that’s what we want!

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    Weeding guide

    Weeds have a habit of sneaking into many gardens, have you spotted some in yours? This guide will help you get rid of them for good.

    • How to spot weeds

      Weeds can be difficult to spot. When repotting, weed seeds can sometimes already be in the garden soil and can quickly germinate. Familiarise yourself with what your seedlings look like and keep a close eye on them as they grow. Be quick to remove anything unusual – chances are, it’s a weed.

    • How to remove weeds

      Remove weeds as soon as possible as smaller weeds are easier to deal with than larger ones. Try and dig out entire root systems so they don’t regrow. Laying newspaper or brown cardboard down around your seedling can help prevent weeds.


    Harvest to promote growth

    Good harvesting methods come with practice. These tips and tricks will help you nail harvesting every time.

    • Cutting tall stalks, rather than picking individual leaves on plants such as coriander, basil and parsley will encourage bushier growth. Likewise, cutting flowers from plants such as lavender will encourage the plant to continue growing and flowering.



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    Meet the NEW Woolworths Discovery Garden

    Introducing the 24 herbs, vegetables and flowers that make up our Discovery Garden. Find tips, fun facts and get to know the plants you’re growing below.

    Flowers Herbs Vegetables
    • Red Basil
    • Chives
    • Thyme
    • Oregano
    • Lemon Balm
    • Sage
    • Bunching Onion
    • Carrot 'All Seasons'
    • Cabbage Sugarloaf
    • Tomato Cherry
    • Lettuce Mixed Salad
    • Perpetual spinach
    • Silverbeet
    • Cornflower
    • Salvia
    • Dianthus
    • Phacelia
    • Lavender
    • Poppy
    • Phlox
    • Aster
    • Zinnia
    • Pansy 'Admire'
    • Swan River daisy
    NameCornflower
    TypeFlower
    When to plantAutumn to early winter.
    Watch forAphids. To remove aphids, spray with soapy water.
    Fun factIt’s also called bachelor’s buttons.

    Tips

    Your Woolworths Discovery Garden cornflowers need darkness to germinate, so cover the seed with 1cm of the coco pellet. Make sure the coco pellet is well drained and kept moist with regular watering. After repotting, in about 3 months, you’ll be able to enjoy beautiful blue cornflowers.

    Harvesting FAQs

    Find the answers to all of your gardening questions below.

    Your pop out seed name will have an estimated harvest time. However, there are lots of factors that can influence how quickly a plant reaches maturity.

    Harvesting doesn’t need to be complicated ? you don’t need a lot of tools and equipment. A pair of gloves are always a good idea, as well as a pair of gardening-friendly scissors (green-thumbs might know these as snips, pruning shears or secateurs). When using any sharp objects in the garden, it’s important to have the supervision of a responsible adult.

    This will depend on your plant and the season they thrive in. Check out the harvest page to learn more about what time of year they come to life

    Harvesting doesn’t need to be complicated ? you don’t need a lot of tools and equipment. A pair of gloves are always a good idea, as well as a pair of gardening-friendly scissors (green-thumbs might know these as snips, pruning shears or secateurs). When using any sharp objects in the garden, it’s important to have the supervision of a responsible adult.

    As different vegetables, herbs and flowers all grow differently, they require different harvesting practices. Check out our harvest page to learn about how to harvest your plant.

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