Garden guide: February - Warm Region

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Your Gardening Guide for February

WARM REGION

SUMMER

Your Gardening Guide for February

WARM REGION

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Welcome to February!
The official end of summer can bring some surprising weather conditions. Keep plants healthy to keep your garden healthy.

February Top Tips

#1 Watering

Water deeply, less often to encourage stronger roots. Avoid wetting the foliage and avoid watering in the middle of the day. Early morning or evening is best.

#2 Pruning

Cut back summer flowering shrubs as the flowers fade and remove summer annuals and wildflowers as they begin to die back. Leave a few plants in and trying collecting your own seed.

#3 Fertilise

Fertilise Citrus trees and top up mulch.

#4 Tomato tip

Tomatoes are fruiting, so keep watering consistent to reduce the likelihood of blossom end rot.

October Essentials

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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Diggers top pest tips

Caterpillars

Monitor your cabbage or broccoli for caterpillars. Spray both sides of leaves with Dipel to protect.

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White cabbage moth

Protect all Brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, kale) from white cabbage moth.

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Black spot

Black spot is a disease that affects many roses, particularly during humid weather. Use Eco fungicide. To reduce the disease, regularly remove leaves showing black spots (bag & bin) and encourage good air circulation.

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Diggers top garden idea

Green Manure

Consider a green manure crop to add life to an overworked patch. Sow lablab, cow pea, mung bean, soy bean and millet.
This will improve your soil immeasurably.

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