Love the Aster as a good solid hedge shurb thing in the garden - remember my tips on plant spacing - right, good. Shower it with a sprinkler a lot - flowers shouldn't burn in the heat and pour a good lawn fertiliser - 1:1:13 if using powder SALT ( for the lawn or a potted Aster 13 salt flakes - table salt flakes? Yes!) Sea salt brings out the blue and Himalayan salt adds red - use a little maybe 1:1:7 (1 cup water, soil teaspoon full and 7, exactly 7 Himalayan Salt flakes make your Aster mixture produce deep red Asters.) Works for Japanese Anemone and Chrysanthemums and - wait for it - the 'must include' dahlias. Where would I plant them? Round a corner of the house, clung to a wall - elevated window bed possibly. What to do with the images below? Print pocket size version and scrunch up with different seeds and salts together (3 layers) perfect for the day you have your water bottle and grab a handful if soil - dig 5cm down - pour half - then dunk salts first into the wate...
