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The October Garden

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Things to do in October:

October is perfect for planting new tress and shrubs as the soil warms up, and will ensure they are well established before the heat of summer.
Fertilise all of your potted plants and Pot-up crowded or root bound potted plants.
Keep an eye on your citrus and fruit trees for pests such as Fruit Fly, Leaf Miner and Codling Moth. Prune back into shape, fertilise and mulch well.
Weed and fertilise your lawns, de-thatching and aerating where necessary.
Prune roses if you have not already or after flowering, taking care to use sterilised secateurs. Remove all the dead and crossing branches, prune to an outward facing bud so that you provide a nice open shape.
The vegetable patch needs a good going over to get your summer vegetables planted, with a few ideas below:

Beans, Beetroot, Cabbage, Capsicum, Carrot, Celery, Cucumber. Eggplant, Leek, Lettuce, Melons, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, Silverbeet, Spring Onion, Squash, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes and Zuchinni

Plant all your herbs such as Basil, Chilli, Rosemary

Spring Vegetables

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Get those vegetables beds ready for Spring with a good weeding, digging in of any green manure crops you had planted during Winter and the addition of rich composted organic matter to the soil. Vegetables to get started on now are carrots, capsicum, chillies, eggplants, melons and as the weather warms up more twards the end of August you can start thinking about your herb garden.

It is a good idea to mulch your freshly cultivated beds with some sugar cane mulch (or similar) to help keep the soil warm for your seedlings to thrive.

Killied with Kindness

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Its an all to familiar site, the site of dead and dying indoor plants, but not because they are not being looked after, but because they are being slowly killed by too much love and affection. Basically this means over watering, and is especially the case in the cooler months when the hours of light are reduced and temperatures near windows can become much colder than the ambient air temperature. The plants wont need nearly as much water, so the trick is to ensure you know what your plants needs are and water accordingly, and not out of habit.

Wishing you well with your indoor gardens.