March Tips & Tricks
March 15, 2009
- Buy your Spring Flowering Bulbs NOW – but don’t plant them until around Anzac Day. You get the best choice if you get in early!
- Autumn is THE BEST TIME to do so many things in the garden – it’s the time to plant trees and shrubs. It’s the time to feed and strengthen plants for winter – it’s the time to give the lawn a last feed and it’s time to give the roses a boost. So…
- Fertilise the lawn (for the last time until next spring), using an organic method. Why not try Dynamic Lifter Organic Lawn Food. The grass will thicken up really well.
- Give all trees and shrubs a light feed – Yates Blood & Bone at this time of the year. It’s natural and gives a long lasting gentle feed for several weeks.
- Remember the Roses! They will really enjoy a final feed for that last fling before winter, when you get to work with the secateurs again!
- Prepare a spot for the Sweet Peas – not difficult to grow and the fragrance is wonderful.
- Autumn Crocus are a delight in the garden – attractive foliage and masses of white flowers in autumn. These are very easy to grow.
- A lot of caterpillars seem to be about in March – try using and – it’s a bio-insecticide that is non toxic to humans and doesn’t harm beneficial insects