SUMMER
Your Gardening Guide for December
COOL REGION
SUMMER
Your Gardening Guide for December
COOL REGION
Welcome to December!
December is here which marks the start of summer. It’s a time of festivities, summer BBQ’s and spending more time outdoors.
Follow these summer gardening tips if you wish to have more time for your loved ones while keeping your garden resilient against the intense summer heat
December Top Tips
#1 Herbs
Plant some French tarragon- it loves the heat although it does like to be protected from the hot afternoon sun. This is a versatile herb that can be used in salad dressings and vinegars.
#2 Weeding
Keep annual weeds, like chickweed, milk thistle and dandelions in check before they set seed. When weeded early you can even soak them in water for a week or so, creating a nutrient rich ‘weed tea’.
#3 Caterpillers
Keep a look out for caterpillars. If you get them early you can pick them off and feed them to your chickens, otherwise use a garlic spray.
#4 Planting
There is still time to plant capsicums, eggplants and chilli. Plant seedlings in weed-free soil enriched with aged manure or compost.
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Watch nowDiggers top pest tips
Thrip
Thrip are small insects that attack a wide variety of plants including fruit trees, vegie crops, roses and other ornamental plants, leaves may appear to be finely mottled with a silvery appearance. Eco-oil as remedy.
Learn more about thrip insects
Cabbage white butterflie
Cabbage white butterflies are a problem this month. Cabbage grubs burrow into the hearts of tender vegie plants and can devour leaves overnight. Spray Dipel on both sides of the foliage in the evenings for most effective use.
Spider mites
Watch out for spider mite and aphids on roses (spray with eco-oil)
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Diggers top garden ideas
Succession planting
Succession plant now to get a longer harvest time. Replant beans, corn, cucumber, carrots, baby pumpkin and zucchini alongside your existing crop and continue to plant lettuce- you can never have too much salad this time of year!
Drought tolerant
Look to plant more drought tolerant varieties of fruit & vegies include artichokes, lebanese eggplant, chillies, cherry tomatoes, bay, olives, cane berries, feijoas and cherry guavas.
Plant herbs
Get your herbs planted now for summer long garnishing. Some good summer varieties include oregano, marjoram, thyme and sage and lemon grass.
Plants to plant now
Look to plant more drought-tolerant varieties of fruit & vegies including:
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