HELLO SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for November
WARM REGION
HELLO SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for November
WARM REGION
Welcome to November!
Traditionally the busiest month of the year in the garden, the spring garden is in its prime. There’s still lots of work to be done to prepare your garden now for a long hot summer ahead.
November Jobs
#1 Mulch
Mulch around fruit trees and plants, mulch strawberries to keep berries up off soil. Read our article to learn more about mulch.
Read article#2 Water
Deep watering twice a week and regular fertilising will keep vegies in good condition. Read our article for more watering tips.
Read article#3 Planting
Plant potted fruit trees and vines, as well as evergreen shrubs and trees including citrus. Read our article on how to plant a tree.
Read article#4 Weeding
Weed your garden now before they take over your patch.
November Essentials
It's time to get planting your last remaining crops in preparation for your summer harvest. We look at the benefits of living mulch and we get our hands dirty planting some strawberries!
Watch nowDiggers top pest tips
Fungal Problems
Check for insect or fungal problems on roses.
Slugs and snails
Monitor for slugs and snails (put out traps).
Diggers recommends
Diggers top garden ideas
Roses
Enjoy a spring flush of rose blooms. Providing light fertilising soon after the spring flush of blooms and maintaining good soil moisture, will give another flush of blossom at Christmas time.
Herbs
Plant perennial herbs like rosemary, thyme, oregano, lemon grass and chives and plant out ginger tubers.
Shrubs
Plant evergreen shrubs and trees including citrus.
Plant garden colour
Marigolds, verbena, cosmos, sunflowers and dianthus to add colour and interest and the beneficial insects will love them.
Plant garden colour
Marigolds, verbena, cosmos, sunflowers and dianthus to add colour and interest and the beneficial insects will love them.
Plants to plant now
- Asparagus
- rhubarb
- passionfruit
- banana
- Roquette
- macadamia
- pumpkin
- capsicum
- jerusalem artichoke tubers
- seed potatoes
- avocado
- citrus
- spring onion
- tomatoes
- eggplant
- cucumber
Get ready for December
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