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Your Gardening Guide for September

HOT REGION

SPRING

Your Gardening Guide for September

HOT REGION

Welcome to September!

September Jobs

#1 Prune

Prune citrus now to shape your tree, remove any dead wood and galls.

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#2 Netting

Net fruit trees and shrubs to protect your precious fruit and berry crops from birds.

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#3 Compost

Dig plenty of compost into the soil before planting out seedlings.

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#4 Watering

Provide new seedlings with regular and consistent watering to help them thrive.

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Diggers top pest tips

Grasshoppers

Monitor your crops for grasshoppers.

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Sap suckers

Keep an eye on ants in your fruit trees as they may signal the presence of sap suckers like aphids and mealy bug. If present, spray eco-oil.

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Caterpillars

Control emerging caterpillars with Dipel, an organic spray specifically for caterpillars only which is non toxic to everything else including humans.

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Diggers recommends

All Natural Diatomaceous Earth
All Natural Diatomaceous Earth

All Natural Diatomaceous Earth

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Eco-Oil
Eco-Oil

Eco-Oil

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Diggers top garden ideas

Herbs

Plant some herbs: chamomile, dill, coriander, echinacea, catnip and thyme.

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Plant in the garden

Plant asparagus crowns, jerusalem artichoke, potoates and sweet potatoes.

Three Sisters Gardening

Can plant the three sisters combination of sweet corn, beans and pumpkin. This planting combination is one of the oldest examples of companion gardening.

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Attract pollinators and beneficial insects

Plant some nasturtium, dianthus, verbena, snapdragons, marigolds and celosia to attract pollinators and beneficial insects to your patch.

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FLOWER SEEDS TO SOW IN SEPTEMBER

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VEGIE SEEDS TO SOW IN SEPTEMBER

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Get ready for October

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