AUTUMN
Your Gardening Guide for April
COOL REGION
AUTUMN
Your Gardening Guide for April
COOL REGION
Welcome to April!
April Jobs
#1 Roses
Autumn flush of roses. Deadhead and enjoy, prepare soil for new rose beds: dig deeply, apply manure and compost, spray with eco oil (prevent aphids).
#2 Prune
Prune any finished flowering perennials.
#1 Harvest
Harvest your summer crops.
#2 Chop and drop
Chop and drop beans to return nitrogen to soils
Diggers top pest tips
Leaf curl
Spray peach and nectarine trees with copper spray to help control leaf curl and spray again before bud burst. Alternate between sulphur and copper each year to avoid build up in soil.
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Cabbage white butterflies
Hang fine netting over brassica crops to protect from cabbage white butterfly landing and laying eggs.
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Citrus leafminer
Monitor citrus for citrus leafminer. Prune and discard affected leaves or spray with an eco oil.
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Diggers top garden ideas
Prepare soil for broad beans
Plant bulbs, close together but not actually touching for a massed effect. Lift gladiolus, liliums and dahlias after they have finished bloming and the foliage has yellowed off.
Learn morePlants to plant now
Plant aquilegia, calendula, cineraria, delphinium, hollyhock, foxglove, linaria, nemesia, pansy, primula, polyanthus, poppy, viola.
Plant beetroot, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, coriander, garlic, lettuce, leek, parsnip, onions, oregano, radish, turnip, thyme
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