3 February 2025 | Cucurbits, Gardening tips
Harvesting, curing and storing pumpkins Pumpkins are planted in spring and harvested in autumn. That means they take up space for anything from 4-6 months so harvesting, curing and storing them carefully is a must if we are not to waste that long growing period and...
21 January 2025 | February, Gardening tips, Monthly Guides |
Urgent jobs in the garden for February Check Queensland Fruit Fly lures for fruit flies. Net your fruit trees including guava, feijoa, pear, apple, quince, loquat, persimmon, grape and olive plus tomatoes, eggplants and capsicums with fine net, tying tightly at the...
21 January 2025 | February, Gardening tips, Monthly Guides
What to plant in February in Melbourne February is the time to maintain your summer garden with good watering but also to begin preparations for your autumn/winter garden. It is a tricky month, often hot without much rainfall. Cool weather, autumn crops are best grown...
20 January 2025 | February, Gardening tips, Garlic, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables
Planning your garlic crop – start in February! Although it may be several months before we plant out garlic, preparations must start now. There are 2 reasons for this. Firstly, you may need to order in garlic heads, and secondly you may wish to give your garlic...
1 January 2025 | Gardening tips, January, Monthly Guides
Urgent jobs in the garden for January Spray summer vegetables with seaweed solution. Spray eggplant fruit with Dipel to prevent caterpillar infestation. Water citrus trees once or twice a week especially in extreme heat as they are shallow rooted and need water near...
1 January 2025 | Gardening tips, January, Monthly Guides
What to plant in January in Melbourne January is a month in which I sow very little and plant out very little. Instead I put my attention into watering, weeding, and mulching to support the vegies already planted. It is too late to plant out vegies that have a long...
