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    Things to do in NOVEMBER

    Oct 11, 2017 3 minutes
    By Jennifer Stackhouse

    COOL & TEMPERATE

    VEGIES

    Homegrown herb pots are welcome gifts so get planting now to have them well grown by mid-December. Use quirky containers such as old tins, colanders or baskets. Divide existing herb clumps such as thyme, oregano and mint or buy punnets of chives, basil and parsley. To plant, make holes in the base of tins or line baskets with plastic punched with drainage holes. Use good organic potting mix. Liquid-feed regularly and tip prune for a bushy, well-filled container

    Warm-season vegetables are

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