Garden guide: October - Warm Region

HELLO SPRING

Your Gardening Guide for October

WARM REGION

HELLO SPRING

Your Gardening Guide for October

WARM 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 Jobs

#1 Clean up

Tidy up overgrown plants, it's the last chance to remove dead winter growth.

#2 Plant out

Plant out fruit trees and get them established before the heat of summer. Read our article on how to plant a tree.

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#3 Fertilise

Fertilise roses and bulbs with a high potassium fertiliser and water in well before foliage dies to improve next years flowers. Read our article all about fertiliser.

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#4 Herbs

Now is a good time to plant herbs. Diggers recommend parsley, sweet basil, dill, mint, marjoram, coriander, catnip, thyme. Read our article on growing your own herb garden.

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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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Diggers top pest tips

Fungal Problems

Check for fungal problems on roses.

Stink Bugs

Check citrus for young stink bugs (pick off).

Fruit Flies

Bag or net stone fruit before fruit flies get to them.

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Diggers top garden idea

Roses

Fast growth occurs. Look for basal water shoots and tie to stakes so they aren't broken by the wind. These water shoots will supply you with blooms for the next 2-3 years.

Monitor for thrips and two spotted mite.

Remove spent flowers. Mulch rose beds to conserve moisture

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Diggers recommends

Rockdust

$37.50

Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg

$37.50

The Bee Friendly Seed Collection

$16.50

Plants to plant now

You can prepare to start planting out many summer vegetable crops that require warmth (keep in mind they will need soil temp around 20°C to take off properly and no chance of frost) so may want to play it safe and leave it to later in the month or early November.