30 January 2026 | 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...
30 January 2026 | 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...
30 January 2026 | 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...
30 January 2026 | 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...
26 November 2025 | December, QLD Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Fly alert – December This is the critical month for prevention of QFF in stone fruit and other soft fruits such as figs, loquats and cherries (assuming there is a 45 day window before ripening). Also protect citrus – especially lemons,...
26 November 2025 | December, Garlic
December Garlic Hint Most varieties of garlic will either have been harvested already or will be ready to harvest in December. Only a few varieties need to stay in the ground for January or February harvesting. Check the size of the bulbs by digging down and carefully...
