21 June 2025 | Gardening tips, July, Monthly Guides |
What to plant in July in Melbourne A guide to what to plant in July can be found in self-sown plants in the garden. In my garden, there is an abundance of self-sown parsley, coriander, lettuce, other salad greens and tomatoes. Begin planting seeds in punnets for...
21 June 2025 | Gardening tips, July, Monthly Guides |
Urgent jobs in the garden for July Make compost. Plant out second crop of autumn/winter vegetables. Cut strawberry runners and pot up in potting mix. Cut back leaves of strawberries – you can even mow them down on a high blade – and dispose of them. Divide...
21 June 2025 | Garlic, July
Garlic Hint – July Now that the shortest day has passed, garlic planted in the autumn will have developed a strong root system and healthy green shoots. But what next? How do we support the swelling of the bulbs into good-sized, healthy heads? Action taken from...
21 June 2025 | Gardening tips, July, Planting guides
Captivating Kale Did you know that there are over 150 known cultivars of kale, with an array of colours, tastes and textures? Kale is easy to grow as long as it is protected from insect attack. An ideal winter plant Kale thrives in the cold, doing well in frosts and...
6 July 2023 | Gardening tips, Garlic, July, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables
July garlic hint July is an easy month! All you need to do is keep your garlic weed free, netted to prevent cockatoo strike and watered if there is insufficient rain. If you did not enrich your soil prior to planting, give each row a side dressing of blood and bone...
