Garden Guides
April Garden Guide 2018
Feature Fruit: Figs! There's something archaic about figs, with their ancient past and symbolism of fertility, peace and prosperity - this delicious syconium is well worth growing in your home garden! Reaching a peak of 10 to 30 feet high and living longer than most...
March Garden Guide 2018
Feature Fruit: Passionfruit! A common feature in the home garden is a healthy, thriving passionfruit vine weaving along a fence! This South American heritaged vine loves consistent nutrient feedings, blood and bone, compost, rich soil and plenty of sunshine. March is...
February Garden Guide 2018
Feature Flower: Sunflowers! The big bright smiley faces of the Sunflower will bring a burst of colour to your garden! These are easy flowers to grow all year round. The key requirements are lots of sunshine and minimal water! Not only are they wonderful to look at...
January Garden Guide 2018
Feature Fruit: Mangoes! Perfect for summer shade and pugent with the sweet smell of ripening fruit, a mango tree is a crucial fruit bearer for any home garden - provided you have the room that is! Dwarf varieties are available to be grown in pots if you're short on...
December Garden Guide 2017
Feature Plant: Frangipani! Finally these beachy favourites are now out in full bloom and will continue to do so well into April! Known as the icon of the tropics for their ability to grow in sandy and coastal conditions, these beauties thrive with very little...
November Garden Guide 2017
Feature Plant: Beans! Try your hand at growing a rewarding crop of the humble old bean this summer! The ultimate health food, beans in both the dwarf and the climbing variety love a position of full sun and prefer well drained soil in your vege patch. Beans prefer...
October Garden Guide 2017
Feature Vegetable: Tomato! Time to plant those juicy ripe tomatoes you’ve been looking forward to! You can either raise your tomatoes from seed or just transplant some seedlings! There are a wide variety of tomatoes on the market, ranging in colour and size; most...
September Garden Guide 2017
Feature Plant: Camellias! Camellias! These lush, shiny, dark green shrubs that burst in autumn, winter & sometimes spring, with large, fragrant flowers ranging from whites, pinks, purple-reds and a range of bi-colours are an easy option in all home gardens! These...
August Garden Guide 2017
Get your secateurs out this August! Your citrus trees will be in need of a good prune! If you’re in a frost-free zone start your pruning late winter to early spring, and if not hold off until mid to late spring, it’s generally recommended immediately after harvest…..
Katek at the Gympie Garden Expo
Launching our new Liquid Fertilizers at the Gympie Garden Expo! In May 2017 we launched our new liquid fertilizer range…
Katek’s New Liquid Fertilizer Range!
Our new range of Liquid Fertilizers are now available! We are excited about our new Liquid range, which we launched…
Katek was on target at the Qld Garden Expo!
Great fun was had by young and old at the Katek Fertilizers stand at the 2016 QLD Garden Expo …
Super Growth has Super Powers in the Garden!
Super Growth works its magic to enrich the soil, helping your garden and lawn grow lush, green and healthy. Super Growth is an all purpose fertilizer, which means it can be used on the lawn, on natives or palms, throughout the vegetable or herb garden, on flowers,...