26 April 2026 | Gardening tips, May, Monthly Guides
Urgent jobs in the garden for May Make compost. Collect autumn leaves to make leaf litter or to add to compost. Add sparingly to compost as too much in a layer causes matting. Mix leaves well with other ingredients to prevent this. Net brassicas and Asian greens with...
26 April 2026 | May, QLD Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Fly alert – May As the photo above shows there are still plenty of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) around. In this dry lure from a pomegranate tree in my back garden, there are at least 40 males and in a second lure in a lime tree in my front garden,...
29 March 2026 | April, Biodiversity, Gardening tips
Preparing your soil for autumn/winter edible planting It’s worth preparing all your beds as early as possible for autumn/winter planting. This requires deciding which beds will house which vegetables. Different ones will require different soil preparation. Some...
29 March 2026 | April, Gardening tips, Monthly Guides
What to plant in April in Melbourne Planting in April Your beds should by now be prepared for autumn planting. Check the weather forecast as far ahead as possible and wait until after any very warm/hot weather to plant to avoid seedlings bolting. Autumn/winter...
29 March 2026 | April, Gardening tips, Monthly Guides
Urgent jobs in the garden for April Save last seeds from the garden. Microwave, freeze, solarise or drown any fallen fruit or fruit infested with Queensland Fruit Fly or codling moth including quince, apples, citrus, guava, feijoa, berries and any other fruit growing...
29 March 2026 | April, Gardening tips, Garlic, Root Vegetables
Plant garlic in April in Melbourne April and May are the months to plant garlic in Melbourne; the weather is cooling, there’s rain and our beds are prepared. See March hint for bed preparation . If you have saved or bought Australian garlic that is rust free,...
