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Your Gardening Guide for January 

TROPICAL  REGION

SUMMER

Your Gardening Guide for January 

TROPICAL  REGION

Welcome to January! 

January Jobs

#1 Mulch 

Mulch any uncovered ground and weed regularly

#2 Avoid Sunburn

Cover any fruit that may be sunburned if left exposed. 

#3 Water

 water during dry spells, handwater all potted plants

#4 Harvest

Harvest young fruit of the white eggplant, okra, capsicum and snake bees regularly to keep the plant fruiting.

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. 

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Diggers top pest tips

Aphids, scale and 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 Anne's lace, cosmos.

Learn more about ants

Root Knot

Root knots are likely to show up in many gardens with waterlogged soil. Improve drainage and build good soil structure with additions of compost & organic matter. 

Learn more about Root Knot

Diggers recommends

False Queen Anne's Lace
False Queen Anne's Lace

False Queen Anne's Lace

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Dill 'Bouquet' (Organic)
Dill 'Bouquet' (Organic)

Dill 'Bouquet' (Organic)

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Cosmos 'Pinkie'
Cosmos 'Pinkie'

Cosmos 'Pinkie'

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Diggers top garden idea

Green Manure

Plant green manure crops where possible

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Vegie seeds to sow in January

Get ready for February

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Get ready for February

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