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Your Gardening Guide for February
TROPICAL REGION
Summer
Your Gardening Guide for February
TROPICAL REGION
Welcome to February!
February Jobs
#1 Prune
Prune mulberry tree (prune as a shrub not tree in the tropics). Cut it back to the same height each time (waist height to reach the fruit),
#2 Separate
Separate clumps of garlic chives and onion chives and plant them out.
#3 Water
Water during dry spells
#4 Weeding
Weed regularly to prevent harbouring pests and competing for nutrients
November Essentials
It's time to get planting your last remaining crops in preparation for your summer harvest. We look at the benefits of living mulch and we get our hands dirty planting some strawberries!
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Prevent fruit fly
Feed all fallen fruit to chooks, pigs, worms to prevent fruit fly infestation.
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Control grasshoppers
Grasshoppers can be controlled by creating physical barriers such as mosquito netting for early season protection, trapping with yellow sticky traps or applying Neem oil can help protect your crops.
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Aphids, scale & ants.
Watch out for aphids, scale & ants. This trio are linked together. They suck the juice from citrus and many other trees & plants with new leaf growth. Attract ladybirds and hoverflies to your garden with beneficial plantings: dill, fennel, Queen Annes lace, cosmos
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Controlling nematodes
Plant marigolds around tomatoes to help with controlling nematodes.
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Stick to planting genuine tropical plants such as:

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