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Jack’s Autumn Gardening Tips

Find out what Jack is up to in his garden, and a list of seeds to sow in Autumn.
Plus, check out our Top 10 Outdoor School Holiday boredom busters!

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Autumn is Sweet Pea Season

It’s time to sow these gorgeous, fragrant favourites. Start them twining up a trellis or fence, and they’ll make a heavenly scent for you this Summer.

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Stuck on a gardening problem?

Live Chat with our horticulturists for a FREE diagnosis You can even send pics!

An Easy Spring Clean

Kill moss & lichen on paving, roofs and decks. No harsh surfactants means its safe to use on lawns too.

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Problem Solver

Search for a solution to a variety of common garden problems. Browse through images to identify your problem.

Problem Solver FAQs

Garden Calendar

Yates gardening expert Angie Thomas provides monthly garden advice on what you should be doing at this time of year.

Garden Calendar Annual Summary

How To Grow

A selection of handy gardening articles, videos and projects to assist you in growing and managing your plants.

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How to Videos

Need help? View our six new ‘how to’ videos to get great results in your garden

Visit The Garden Guide

Yates Seeds

Growing plants from seed is easy. Browse our huge selection of vegetable, flower and herb seeds.

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Recipes

A collection of fresh recipes that will be sure to inspire you to grow and make the most of your own garden produce.

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Pest Alert

The Tomato Potato Psyllid is currently causing problems for home-grown tomatoes. The psyllid is a tiny sap-sucking insect that looks like a small winged aphid around 3mm long. They are brownish with transparent cicada-like wings.

Tomato Potato Psyllid can also transfer a bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum to crops, which causes a disease that weakens plants and drastically reduces yields and quality.

What does the damage on your tomato look like?

Plants may look stunted, leaves may curl and yellow. Fruit development is uneven, and tomatoes may be misshapen, very small, or no fruit is produced due to flowers falling off the trusses.

Get rid of this pest with Yates^® Success^™ Ultra Insect Control, a low-toxic formulation developed for use on edible plants. Yates^® Success^™ contains spinetoram, the latest generation insect control derived from beneficial soil bacteria.