Garden guide: November - Hot Region
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Your Gardening Guide for November
HOT REGION
HELLO SPRING
Your Gardening Guide for November
HOT REGION
Welcome to November!
Traditionally the busiest month of the year in the garden, the spring garden is in its prime. There’s still lots of work to be done to prepare your garden now for a long hot summer ahead.
November Jobs
#1 Water
Water in the cool of the morning. This reduces the risk of fungal problems, particularly on tomatoes, pumpkin, zucchini, melon and cucumber.
#2 Quick growing
Grow some quick- growing plants on a trellis such as climbing beans, Malabar spinach or cucumbers. This will provide shade so you can plant more delicate crops underneath.
#3 Attract
Plant flowers to attract beneficial insects- cornflower, cosmos and marigolds are a good start.
#4 Support
Be sure to provide support for plants such as capsicum, chilli, eggplant and tomatoes.
November Essentials
It's time to get planting your last remaining crops in preparation for your summer harvest. We look at the benefits of living mulch and we get our hands dirty planting some strawberries!
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Pest attacks
Watch out for pest attacks, especially grasshoppers. Read our article to learn more about controlling 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 to understand more on Aphids.
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Prune
Prune passionfruit to promote flowers and fruit that form on new growth
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Roses
Dead head roses so they put their energy into new growth. Fertilise roses with a 5cm layer of well rotted cow or chook manure to feed and condition the soil for summer growth
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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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Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg
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