AUTUMN
Your Gardening Guide for March
SUBTROPICAL REGION
AUTUMN
Your Gardening Guide for March
SUBTROPICAL REGION
Welcome to March!
As summer fades, March is the perfect time to refresh your garden for autumn. In most regions, it's the ideal time for planting cool-season veggies like broccoli, spinach, and carrots. Whether you're sowing, tidying, or planning, March is a month of renewal for every Aussie gardener.
March Top Tips
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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Grasshoppers
Watch out for grasshoppers, they can be a big nuisance in the garden, feeding on plant leaves, shoots, and roots.
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Citrus leafminer
Keep an eye out for citrus leafminer. If you find them active in your garden, pull off affected leaves, then bag and bin them.
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Prepare for seed sowing
March is the busiest month for sowing seeds of spring flowers and vegetables. Prepare beds and planter boxes for seeding.
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Plants to plant now
Now is a great time to plant winter tomatoes and subtropical bulbs such as blood lily, eucomis, alstroemeria and hippeastrum.
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