SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for September
COOL REGION
SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for September
COOL REGION
Welcome to September!
September Jobs
#2 Soil nutrition
Add dolomite lime, rock dust and potash to your vege patch if you wish to boost nutrient levels in the soil for vegetable production.
Learn more#4 Protect plants
Hold off on planting young seedlings until the frost has passed. Protect more vulnerable plants with a cloche or cover with a sheet on icier evenings
Learn moreDiggers top pest tips

Aphids
When fresh buds appear on your roses, check for aphids on the new growth. If identified, spray with eco-oil.
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Leaf curl
Peaches and nectarines are covered in swelling buds that are about to burst, if you havent already, spray them with a copper based spray to prevent leaf curl (if they’ve already blossomed its too late).
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Diggers top garden ideas

Plant now
Plant out lettuce, spinach, rocket, endive, silverbeet, mustard greens, celery and root vegies: carrots, turnips, parsnips, beetroot.

Start your summer vegies
Get your summer vegie started in a greenhouse: capsicum, chilli, cucumber, eggplant, basil and cucurbits (zucchini, pumpkins, squash and melons). Hold off on planting young seedlings until the frost has passed.
Learn morePlants to plant now
Plant aquilegia, calendula, cineraria, delphinium, hollyhock, foxglove, linaria, nemesia, pansy, primula, polyanthus, poppy, viola.
Plant beetroot, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, coriander, garlic, lettuce, leek, parsnip, onions, oregano, radish, turnip, thyme

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