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 Top Tips
#1 Sow summer crops
Sow seed of all your summer crops like corn, eggplant, tomatoes, chilli and watermelon
#2 Compost
Get your compost prepared by giving it a good turn so it will be ready to give your summer crops boost
#3 Basil
Basil loves the warmth so sow seed or plant plenty of seedlings ready for making summer pesto. It is also a fantastic companion plant for your tomatoes.
#4 Herbs
Take cuttings of all your culinary herbs like rosemary, thyme, oregano and sage.
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 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.
Diggers recommends
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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Rockdust
Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg
The Bee Friendly Seed Collection
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.
- asparagus
- rhubarb
- banana
- Roquette
- macadamia
- pumpkin
- eggplant
- jerusalem artichoke tubers
- seed potatoes
- avocado
- citrus
- spring onion
- tomatoes
Get ready for November
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