23 September 2025 | Gardening tips, Monthly Guides, October, Tomatoes
Growing exceptional tomatoes – SM Plant to Harvest Top hints for growing tomatoes Plant tomatoes deeply – at least half way up their stems. (You can leave the lower leaves on or twist them off.) Deep planting anchors the plant; the buried stem will put out...
23 September 2025 | Australian Natives, Biodiversity
South African weed orchid threatening local wildflowers Spring in Macleod and surrounding suburbs is a time when our bushland and reserves come alive with native wildflowers. Unfortunately, a growing threat is emerging that could outcompete these much-loved plants:...
23 September 2025 | Garlic, Monthly Guides, October
October Garlic Hint Water your garlic twice weekly. Most rain will be insufficient to do the job especially if less than 10mm so water directly onto the soil, avoiding water splashing onto the leaves. Refrain from fertilising with a nitrogen-based fertiliser but...
23 September 2025 | Gardening tips, Monthly Guides, October |
What to plant in October in Melbourne First, any seeds planted in September in punnets that have reached the 4-leaf stage can be pricked out and planted in potting mix in trays or pots. These can be planted in the garden late October. For the best site (sun, partial...
23 September 2025 | QLD Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Fly October alert – Cera Trap, netting, kaolin clay options Despite recent cold weather, Queensland Fruit Fly have been reported as active for quite a few weeks in the Yarra Valley. By now your Cera Traps should be in place and it won’t...
23 September 2025 | Gardening tips, Monthly Guides, October |
Urgent jobs in the garden for October Important tips for October! Add potash or wood ash (both potassium) to soil to increase flower and fruit set. Tie hessian or cardboard around apple, pear and quince tree trunks for codling moth to lay in (remove and burn in 4...
