Garden guide: January - Warm Region

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Your Gardening Guide for January

WARM REGION

SUMMER

Your Gardening Guide for January

WARM REGION

fLOWER SEEDS TO SOW in January

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Vegie SEEDS TO SOW IN January

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Welcome to January!
While the hot summer heat can slow us down, your garden can still thrive with just a few small, mindful tasks. See below our top tips that will encourage your garden to flourish in the summer sun.

January Top Tips

#1 Prune

To ensure that your indeterminate tomatoes ripen their fruit, remove side shoots and pinch out the growing tips to stop further growth. This encourages the plant’s energy to go into fruit production.

#2 Irrigation

Look into setting up a drip irrigation system. This allows you to water where needed and it reduces fungal issues by keeping foliage dry.

#3 Companion Plants

Brighten your vegie path with marigolds and sunflowers. You can plant these throughout your garden as companion plants and to attract an array beneficial insects.

#4 Weeding

The weeds may start getting away at this time of the year. Weed you garden and mulch afterwards to prevent re-seeding.

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Diggers top pest tips

Sooty mould

Check for sooty mould, scale or leaf miners on citrus (remedy eco-oil)

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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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Powdery mildew

Powdery mildew can affect many plants now with humid weather. Encourage good air circulation (don't overcrowd). Remove badly affected foliage and apply Eco-fungicide.

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