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Your Gardening Guide for April

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AUTUMN

Your Gardening Guide for April

HOT REGION

Welcome to April! 

April Jobs

#1 Harvest

Harvest your pumpkins and the last of your melons now too.

#2 Prune and feed

Prune and feed citrus and other evergreen fruit trees.

#3 Mulch

Top up mulch on vegie patch, herb gardens and ornamental beds, especially important for weed suppression at this time of year.

#4 Weed

Keep weeding to stop pests from taking over in the colder weather.

Diggers top pest tips

Fruit fly

Pick up all fallen or affected fruit to prevent fruit fly.

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Slugs and snails

Slugs and snails are out. Sprinkle bait around newly planted seedlings. Also use beer traps.

Caterpillars

Keep an eye out for mealy bug and caterpillars on flush of greens in garden.

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Diggers recommends

Insect Trap For Fruit Tree Pests
Insect Trap For Fruit Tree Pests

Insect Trap For Fruit Tree Pests

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Snail And Slug Killer Pellets 1kg
Snail And Slug Killer Pellets 1kg

Snail And Slug Killer Pellets 1kg

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Diggers top garden ideas

Strawberries

Plant strawberries in hanging baskets and pots.

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Beneficial Plants

Plant cornflower, calendula, dianthus, pansies, viola, snapdragons, stock, nasturtium, verbena and marigolds to attract pollinators and beneficials.

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Spring flowering bulbs

Planting spring flowering bulbs now such as anemones, daffodils, Dutch iris, freesia, hyacinths, jonquils, tulips, ranunculus will reward you with a bright display when they pop up throughout your garden.

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FLOWER SEEDS TO SOW IN APRIL

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VEGIE SEEDS TO SOW IN APRIL

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