{"id":814,"date":"2015-04-20T11:02:30","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T11:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/?p=814"},"modified":"2015-04-20T11:02:30","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T11:02:30","slug":"vitamin-c-gardening-prepping-your-garden-for-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/vitamin-c-gardening-prepping-your-garden-for-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin \u201cC\u201d gardening &#8211; Prepping your garden for winter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-815\" src=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rake.jpg\" alt=\"rake\" width=\"298\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wheelbarrow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-816\" src=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wheelbarrow.jpg\" alt=\"wheelbarrow\" width=\"254\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wheelbarrow.jpg 474w, http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wheelbarrow-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wheelbarrow-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mark Robson, the Gardener at Granny Mouse Country House &amp; Spa is passionate about ensuring his plants and flowers are looking gorgeous all year round.<\/p>\n<p>Since he started gardening, some 15 years ago, he has always enjoyed preparing his garden for the winter months \u2013 which he calls \u201cgarden hibernation\u201d \u2013 the very act of which only entails 4 actions that act like vitamins to ensure the gardens get through the cold without any hitches.<\/p>\n<p>Here are Robson\u2019s Vitamin \u201cC\u2019s\u201d for South African gardens in preparation for winter:<\/p>\n<p>Clear out \u2013 Clear out any weeds or dead foliage.<\/p>\n<p>Consistency \u2013 it is important to trim any bushes on a regular basis during winter and add any leftovers to the compost heap.<\/p>\n<p>Compost collection \u2013 as you till and tend to your garden this month, you will be raking up leaves and any other remnants of autumn which should be collected and added to your compost heap. You should add compost to non-rich soil before the winter season approaches which will help keep your garden healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Cover \u2013 at Granny Mouse we can get snow fall at certain times during winter. \u201cSnow is two-prong. It protects but can also be dangerous to plants,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Once snow falls, it can act as insulation for the soil, allowing it to retain moisture, but the heaviness of snow can weigh down branches which can cause breakage \u2013 dust snow from the bottom upwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that good preparation ensures a healthy garden when spring returns,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Robson, the Gardener at Granny Mouse Country House &amp; Spa is passionate about ensuring his plants and flowers are looking gorgeous all year round. Since he started gardening, some 15 years ago, he has always enjoyed preparing his garden for the winter months \u2013 which he calls \u201cgarden hibernation\u201d \u2013 the very act of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":817,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions\/817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}