AUTUMN
Your Gardening Guide for April
HOT REGION
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

Slugs and snails
Slugs and snails are out. Sprinkle bait around newly planted seedlings. Also use beer traps.
Diggers recommends
Diggers top garden ideas

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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