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Your Gardening Guide for April

TROPICAL REGION

AUTUMN

Your Gardening Guide for April

TROPICAL REGION

Welcome to April! 

April Jobs

#1 Harvest

Harvest last of the wet season crops now. Harvest yard long beans, oca, capsicum and eggplant regularly to keep the plant in active growth. Harvest bananas and longan.

#2 Weeding

Weed your garden beds to keep weed levels under control.

#3 Manure and compost

Prepare beds for further planting by applying well rotted manure and compost and dolomite to sweeten the soil. Fork it in and allow maturing for about 2 weeks before planting.

#4 Fertilise

Fertilise trees and perennial plants with trace elements to build the soil up for the dry season and replace micronutrients.

Diggers top pests tip

Aphids

Generally reduce the frequency of feeding, which greatly helps reduce the risk of aphid attack.

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Snail and slugs

Slugs and snails are out. Sprinkle bait around newly planted seedlings and you can also use beer traps.

Citrus leafminer

Keep an eye out for citrus leafminer. If you find them active in your garden, pull off affected leaves, then bag and bin them.

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Diggers recommends

All Natural Diatomaceous Earth
All Natural Diatomaceous Earth

All Natural Diatomaceous Earth

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Snail Trap
Snail Trap

Snail Trap

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Eco-Neem
Eco-Neem
Eco-Neem
Eco-Neem

Eco-Neem

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Diggers top garden idea

Fruit trees

Now is a great time to plant fruit trees.

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Prepare for seed sowing

March is the busiest month for sowing seeds of spring flowers and vegetables. Prepare beds and planter boxes for seeding.

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Green manure

Chop, drop and turn in any green manure before it flowers.

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FLOWER SEEDS TO SOW IN APRIL

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VEGIE SEEDS TO SOW IN APRIL

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