HELLO SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for October
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HELLO SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for October
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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 Mulch
Get all your deep mulching in place before the hot weather hits.
Read our article on different types of mulch.
#2 Water
Some extra watering care for new seedlings will be needed in the first week of hot weather.
Read our article on how to water in the garden.
#3 Irrigation system
Ensure irrigation system is in good working order, clean filters, flush the drip lines, sprinklers and drippers and repair any holes. Read our article on how to calculate your water requirements.
Read article#4 Trees and vines
Plant potted fruit trees and vines. Tidy up overgrown plants and tie growing vines back to supports or wires. Read our article on how to plant a tree.
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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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Pest attacks
Watch out for pest attacks, especially grasshoppers. Read our article to learn how to control 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. Read our article on aphids.
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Start sowing
Start basil, beans, beetroot, capsicum, chilli, cucumber, pumpkin, silverbeet, tomato in seed trays or plant out seedlings. Read our article for tips to get your seedlings off to the best start possible.
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Garden colour
Plant annuals now for Christmas colour and start planning ahead for perennial combinations for a successful summer garden. Read our article on how to establish a successful summer flower garden and create a show-worthy garden from November right through until April.
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Attract beneficial insects
Plant some nasturtium, dianthus, verbena and marigolds to attract pollinators and beneficial insects to your patch. Read our article on how to attract beneficial insects.
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Mulch
Mulch helps reduce weeds as well as keeping valuable water in your soils.
Mulch with pea straw, lucerne or sugar cane mulch. You can add dolomite lime, rock dust and potash if you wish to boost nutrient levels into the soil for vegetable production.
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Fertilise
Feed your entire garden with all purpose organic fertiliser. Fertilise citrus and fruit trees and passionfruit vines and organic- Fruit & citrus food.
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Attract beneficial insects
Plant some violas, snapdragons, marigolds, cornflowers and phlox to attract pollinators and beneficial insect.
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Plants to plant now
- asparagus
- artichoke
- carrots
- capsicum
- leeks
- parsnip
- Beetroots
- cabbage
- chillies
- eggplant
- beans
- lettuce
- watermelon

Get ready for November
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