AUTUMN
Your Gardening Guide for May
SUBTROPICAL REGION
AUTUMN
Your Gardening Guide for May
SUBTROPICAL REGION
Welcome to May!
May Top Tips
#1 Mulch
Mulch breaks down quickly so keep mulching
#2 Soil Care
Improve soils with compost, organic materials and manures
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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.
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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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Aphid Attack
Generally reduce the frequency of feeding, which greatly helps reduce the risk of aphid attack.
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Slugs and Snails
Slugs and snails are out. Sprinkle organic pellets around newly planted seedlings. Also use beer traps.
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Diggers top garden ideas
Strawberries
Plant strawberries and alpine strawberries in prepared ground or containers.
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Green manure
Plant green manure crops in areas ready for winter vegetables but not already planted
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Now is a great time to plant winter tomatoes and subtropical bulbs such as blood lily, eucomis, alstroemeria and hippeastrum.
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