Central’s Gardening Tips for February

Central’s Tips

February 2019

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.

In the Veggie Patch

• Watering is your biggest ally in keeping the vegetable garden productive. Saving grey water from washing, showering and laundry activities helps keep potted edibles from wilting

• Sow seeds of autumn vegetables

in trays.

Broccoli, cabbages, bok choy and cauliflower are worth growing once the weather turns cooler

• Try using organic pest deterrents 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

The rest of the Garden

• Appreciating shade – during the hot 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

• Spend a few relaxing hours on your lawn with a fork, trowel or daisy grubber, digging out entrenched weeds – an organic means of lawn

weed control

• Controlling rust on the leaves of 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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