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Grow your own Baby’s Breath

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Choose a position with full sun and well-drained soil.

Enrich the soil with Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food.

When planting into prepared garden bed, ensure seedlings are well spaced — at least 20 to 30cm apart.

Dig the planting hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the root-ball. Remove the plant from the container. Position in hole and backfill, gently firming down. Form a raised ring around the plant, creating a well so that water will go where it's needed most.

Water in gently and keep soil moderately moist at all times.

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Mulch with an organic mulch such as bark chips, woodchip or pea straw to a depth of 5-8cm, keeping it away from the base of the plant.

Feed with Yates Thrive Rose & Flower Granular Plant Food.

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Fill starter pots or trays with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix. Sow seeds, lightly cover with mix, firm down and gently water in well. Keep moist at all times and place in a warm and sheltered position until seedlings have grown to 5cm tall, then plant into the garden.

Alternatively, sow direct where they are to grow in rows or in scattered clumps around the garden. Cover with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix. Lightly firm down and keep moist. Just be sure to enrich the soil with Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food prior to sowing.

Choose a pot at least 200mm wide with adequate drainage holes.

Position pot in full sun with protection from wind.

Fill the pot with a quality potting mix such as Yates Nature's Way Organic Flower Mix.

Remove the plant from the container. Position in hole and backfill, gently firming down.

Water in gently and keep mix moderately moist at all times.

Feed with Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food.

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Fill starter pots or trays with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix. Sow seeds, lightly cover with mix, firm down and gently water in well. Keep moist at all times and place in a warm and sheltered position until seedlings have grown to 5cm tall, then plant into the pot.

Alternatively, sow directly into the pot where they are to grow. Cover with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix. Lightly firm down and keep moist.

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