How to grow tough and pretty Dietes

How to grow Dietes in a garden

Choose a position in full sun or part shade with well drained soil.
Enrich the soil with Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food. If the soil is clay based, add gypsum and fork in well.
Dig the planting hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the root-ball. Remove the plant from the container and gently tease the roots.
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 well.
Mulch with an organic mulch like woodchip or pea straw, keeping it away from the base of the plant.
Water deeply, once or twice a week, depending on weather conditions.
Feed with Yates Thrive Rose & Flower Granular Plant Food. TIP: for an added boost apply Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food.

Choose a pot at least 500mm wide.
Position in full sun or part shade.
Fill pot with quality potting mix, such as Yates Premium Potting Mix.
Remove the plant from the container and gently tease the roots.
Position in hole and backfill, gently firming down.
Water in well.
Water deeply, once or twice a week, depending on weather conditions.
During the growing and flowering season, apply Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food. Throughout the year apply Yates Thrive Fish Blood & Bone Plant Food Concentrate.