SUMMER
Your Gardening Guide for February
WARM REGION
SUMMER
Your Gardening Guide for February
WARM REGION
Welcome to February!
As the end of summer approaches, the gardens are busy flowering and fruiting. Now is the perfect time to be harvesting your summer crops. By doing so, your plants will thrive with more energy to produce more produce that will help extend your harvest long into the season.
February Top Tips
#1 Pest prevention
Check your plants carefully for pests and diseases. Plants can be stressed at this time of the year, making them more susceptible.
#2 Seed saving
Let some of your harvest go to seed, so that I can save the seeds of your favourite varieties for next year.
#3 Mulch
Top up the mulch on your vegetable patches, herb gardens and ornamental beds. Not only will it help suppress weeds and conserve water, but as it breaks down it will build soil structure and fertility.
#4 Water levels
Keep an eye on water gardens and ponds as, in the hot weather, water levels can get quite low due to evaporation.
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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.
Watch nowDiggers 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.
Diggers recommends
Diggers recommends
Rockdust
Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg
The Bee Friendly Seed Collection
Plants to plant now
Plant leeks, capsicum, chillies, cabbage, silverbeet, lettuce, sweet corn, cauliflower, broccoli and tomatoes towards the end of the month.
Plant some banana, pineapple and mangos.
Plant marigolds and sunflowers to add colour and interest and act as beneficial insect attractors
Get ready for March
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