WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for June
WARM REGION
WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for June
WARM REGION
Welcome to June!
Just because the temperatures are dropping doesn’t mean your gardening adventures have to end! Embrace the unique beauty and tranquillity of the winter season with our expert tips, premium products, and inspiring ideas.
June Top Tips
#1 Harvest
Harvest citrus as fruits ripen. Most citrus hold well on the tree, but harvesting regularly maintains plant health and productivity.
#2 Plant nut trees
Plant nut trees now. There is more to the edible garden than just herbs, vegies and fruit.
#3 Plant coriander
Sow or plant coriander to spice up your winter curries.
#4 Plant potatoes
Start planting potatoes.
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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
Scale insects
Check your plants for scale insects. Keeping a close eye especially on your citrus trees.
Learn moreCabbage white butterfly
Protect all brassicas from cabbage white butterfly, keep vegies netted this month.
Learn moreWeeding
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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Diggers top garden ideas
Attract pollinators and beneficial insects
Plant cornflower, calendula, dianthus, pansies, viola, snapdragons, stock, ageratum and marigolds to attract pollinator and beneficial insects to your patch.
Shop for benefical insectsGreen manure
Plant a green manure crop to add some nutrients back into your patch, especially before planting heavy feeders in Spring. Crops like fava bean, field pea, oats and wheat will improve soils.
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Rockdust
Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg
The Bee Friendly Seed Collection
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