24 August 2025 | Gardening tips, Monthly Guides, September |
Urgent jobs in the garden for September Make compost. Add potash or wood ash (both potassium) to soil to increase flower and fruit set. Tie hessian or cardboard around apple, pear and quince tree trunks for codling moth to lay in (remove and burn in 4 weeks then...
24 August 2025 | Gardening tips, Garlic, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables, September |
September garlic hint In September, garlic bulbs will be swelling. This is the time to make sure they are watered deeply twice a week, well mulched and weed free. Spray with a seaweed solution (not a nitrogen based fertiliser) such as Seasol about every 3 weeks....
24 August 2025 | Gardening tips, Monthly Guides, September |
What to plant in September in Melbourne What seeds to plant in September in Melbourne and how to plant them Tips by Robin-Gale Baker. First, any seeds planted in August in punnets that have reached the 4-leaf stage can be picked out and planted in potting mix in trays...
14 September 2020 | Gardening tips, Garlic, Monthly Guides, Root Vegetables, September
Garlic growing hints for September From now until 2 weeks before harvest in November – December… Water your garlic twice-weekly, deeply, directly onto the soil. Don’t allow soil to splash onto the plants and avoid overhead watering. Weed your patch. Mulch...
