HELLO SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for October
SUBTROPICAL REGION
HELLO SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for October
SUBTROPICAL REGION
Welcome to October!
Spring planting is in full swing in both the flower and vegetable garden this month. It’s another roll-up-the-sleeves month and a beautiful time to be outside.
October Top Tips
#1 Plant a avocado tree
Plant an avocado tree. Not only do they provide delicious fruit but they are a handsome plant in the garden and they can be used to make a lush edible hedge.
#2 Herbs
Create a herb patch. Plant the usuals like parsley, oregano, sage, rosemary and thyme and add variety with herbs like chervil, dill and tarragon.
#3 Plant melons
Consider planting watermelon and rockmelon for delicious fruit in summer. Choose a spot that sits in full sun as melons thrive in hot climates.
#4 Shape
Freshen up your shrubs by shaping them and removing any old winter growth.
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.
Watch nowDiggers top pest tip
Netting
Join Dean from The Diggers Club to learn how to easily net your fruit trees ready for summer.
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Diggers recommends
Diggers top garden idea
Controlling nematodes
Plant marigolds around tomatoes to help with controlling nematodes.
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Diggers recommends
Rockdust
Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg
The Bee Friendly Seed Collection
Plants to plant now
- asian green
- basil
- beans
- cucumber
- ginger
- lettuce
- pumpkin
- roquette
- zucchini
- capsicum
- carrot
- chives
- eggplant
- herbs
- melon
- radish
- spring onion
- tomato
Get ready for November
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