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...
25 November 2025 | December, Gardening tips, Monthly Guides |
What to plant in December in Melbourne Plant in punnets It is too late to raise most summer vegies in punnets because, by the time they are big enough to fruit, the season will be almost over. The following quick growing vegies and herbs are the exception: lettuce,...
25 November 2025 | December, Gardening tips, Monthly Guides |
Urgent jobs in the garden for December Cover tomatoes, chillies, capsicum and eggplant with exclusion netting and weigh down the hem with soil, mulch or heavy objects so Queensland Fruit Fly cannot enter beneath the netting. Net your fruit trees with exclusion...
24 October 2025 | Garlic, November
November Garlic Hint November is the time to assess if your garlic is ready to harvest. This can be done in 2 ways. Either dig down around a bulb or two and decide whether they are large enough or harvest when 4 -6 of the lower leaves have withered. This is easier...
24 October 2025 | Gardening tips, November
Urgent jobs in the garden for November Put out fruit fly lures and protein traps. Queensland fruit fly is already here in Macleod this season. Net your fruit trees with fine net, tying tightly at the base to prevent Queensland fruit fly entry and to protect from...
