WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for July
HOT REGION
WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for July
HOT REGION
Welcome to July!
Gardening in winter may seem challenging due to the cold weather and dormant plants, but it's an important time to prepare for the upcoming growing season. Follow these winter gardening tasks to ensure your garden is well-prepared for the growth of spring.
July Top Tips
#1 Harvest
Harvest pumpkins and the last of your melons. Be careful to leave a small stalk to improve storage.
#2 Compost
Improve soils with organic matter, especially compost which adds beneficial microorganisms.
Learn more#3 Treat
Treat any freshly pruned plants to an application of Sulphate of Potash.
#4 Green Manure
Dig green manure crops in to allow time for the organic matter to break down before spring sowing.
Diggers top pest tips
Mealy bugs
Monitor your crops for mealy bugs.
Caterpillars
Monitor crops for cabbage white butterfly and their caterpillars on fresh green growth.
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Diggers top garden ideas
Green manure
Can plant a green manure crop to add some nutrients back into your patch, especially before planting heavy feeders in Spring to improve soils.
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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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Attract pollinators and beneficial insects
Plant many ornamental and fruit trees into the garden now, such as figs, pistachio and vines.
Watering
Water smarter at this time of year. Check your soil moisture and if a bit dry, water first thing in the morning and give a good soaking hose twice a week if a bit dry.
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