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Calling all young green thumbs!

A national search is on for young NZ gardeners, aged 5-15 years, who love gardening!
The lucky winner will become a Yates ambassador, and WIN an amazing Family Trip to Australia.

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It’s nearly National Gardening Week!

Get ready to rescue some hungry Monarch Butterflies! Get tips on creating a butterfly-friendly garden.

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Stuck on a gardening problem?

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Spring has arrived!

The Spring Vegie Growing Challenge for 2018 has started.

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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

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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

During cool and moist weather, moss can establish in lawns and adversely affect the look and health of the lawn.

Yates® Weed’n’Feed® Mosskiller is a concentrated blend of iron and nitrogen and applied over mossy patches in lawns it will quickly burn and kill off the moss.

The moss will blacken as it dies and after 2 weeks, the dead moss can be raked away.

The rich nitrogen will also feed the lawn and encourage good growth. A strong healthy, thick lawn is better able to resist moss infestations.

To reduce the chances of moss returning, aerate the area with a garden fork and apply a soil wetting agent like Yates Waterwise® Soil Wetter, which helps any moisture penetrate into the soil, rather than staying on the surface and encouraging moss growth.