SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for September
TROPICAL REGION
SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for September
TROPICAL REGION
Welcome to September!
As September ushers in the first signs of spring, it's time to awaken your garden from its winter slumber. This month, focus on preparing your soil by adding compost and organic matter to nourish upcoming plantings. It's also the perfect time to plant warm-season crops ensuring a bountiful early harvest.
September Top Tips
#1 Passionfruit
Plant a passionfruit vine. Train up a trellis or over an arbour.
#2 Compost
Raise garden beds with compost to prepare for the wet season.
#3 Fertilise
Apply liquid fertiliser to asparagus and rhubarb crowns.
#4 Indoor plants
Repot and divide indoor plants and refresh potting mix.
Diggers top pests tips
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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Snails and slugs
Control snail and slugs by staying vigilant. Do weekly assessments and treatments to help you to get on top of them.
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Diggers top garden ideas
Plant in your garden
Plant summer crops like basil, capsicum, carrot, cucumber, eggplant, pumpkin, sweet corn and tomatoes. Now's also a great time to plant ginger, okra, and sweet potatoes.
Summer crops
Harvest custard apple, star apple, pawpaw, citrus, bananas, avocado, chocolate sapote, sunflowers, radishes, leafy greens and corn.
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