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It’s summer and the veggie garden should be producing bumper crops - make sure you keep it watered and those pests under control! It’s time to start thinking about planting out autumn seedlings like broccoli and cabbages and managing weeds on the lawn.
Central’s Tips February 2019
In the Veggie Patch
The rest of the Garden
• Watering is your biggest ally in
• Appreciating shade – during the hot
keeping the vegetable garden productive. Saving grey water from washing, showering and laundry activities helps keep potted edibles from wilting
summer months the shady areas of the garden become great relaxing spaces. Plant a mix of lush foliage interspersed with shade lovers that produce bright flowers such as impatiens, alstroemerias and begonias
• Sow seeds of autumn vegetables
• Spend a few relaxing hours on your
in trays. Broccoli, cabbages, bok choy and cauliflower are worth growing once the weather turns cooler
lawn with a fork, trowel or daisy grubber, digging out entrenched weeds – an organic means of lawn weed control
• Try using organic pest deterrents
• Controlling rust on the leaves of
over your edibles to limit the damage done by green looper caterpillars whitefly, aphids etc – it’s a safe option, just wash them well if your sprays are made from garlic, chilli or soap
roses and other ornamentals – rust pustules are the bright orange spots on the backs of leaves and they quickly spread – causing leaf drop. A natural fungicide like copper will help, but clean up all infected foliage
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