SUMMER
Your Gardening Guide for February
WARM REGION
SUMMER
Your Gardening Guide for February
WARM REGION
Welcome to February!
February Jobs
#1 Watering
Keep watering tomatoes, capsicum and eggplants,
#2 Pruning
Summer pruning of fruit trees.
#3 Fertilise
Fertilise Citrus trees and top up mulch
#4 Herbs
Cut & dry herbs for winter use.
October Essentials
Get some hot tips and tricks for garden success this October, from pricking out, to seed saving rules as well as planting edible tubers.
Watch nowDiggers top pest tips
Caterpillars
Monitor your cabbage or broccoli for caterpillars. Spray both sides of leaves with Dipel to protect.
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White cabbage moth
Protect all Brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, kale) from white cabbage moth
Black spot
Black spot is a disease that affects many roses, particularly during humid weather. Use Eco fungicide. To reduce the disease, regularly remove leaves showing black spots (bag & bin) and encourage good air circulation.
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Diggers top garden idea
Green Manure
Consider a green manure crop to add life to an overworked patch. Sow lablab, cow pea, mung bean, soy bean and millet.
This will improve your soil immeasurably.
Diggers recommends
Diggers recommends
Rockdust
Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg
The Bee Friendly Seed Collection
Plants to plant now
Plant leeks, capsicum, chillies, cabbage, silverbeet, lettuce, sweet corn, cauliflower, broccoli and tomatoes towards the end of the month.
Plant some banana, pineapple and mangos.
Plant marigolds and sunflowers to add colour and interest and act as beneficial insect attractors
Get ready for March
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