WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for August
WARM REGION
WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for August
WARM REGION
Welcome to August!
August Jobs
#1 Improve soils
Prepare your tomato growing beds by improving soils with organic compost, pelletised chook poo and covering with straw mulch.
#2 Fruit trees
Winter fruit tree prune now to shape and stimulate growth. This will increase your yield in summer
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Plant bare root roses. For a fraction of the cost of containerised plants, it’s the cheapest way to fill your garden.
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Scale insects
Check your plants for scale insects. Keeping a close eye especially on your citrus trees.
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Leaf curl
Spray peaches and nectarines for leaf curl if leaves have not yet appeared. Fertilise with high nitrogen fertiliser and water well.
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Weeding
Weeding is still needed at this time of year. Most plant growth has slowed down so it won't be required as often but try to remove as many competitors as possible before the weather warms up again.
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Green manure
Green manure crops are good to sow now to improve a dormant vegie patch. You can use a crop of clover, barley, wheat or field peas. Remember to chop and drop them before they flower.
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Tool care
In these cooler months, time to give your tools some love - sharpen, clean, oil and maintain your garden tools. Practicing tool hygiene will prevent the spread of disease.
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Rockdust
Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg
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