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
How to Mulch
October 8, 2008
It is very important to mulch your garden. Mulch helps to stabilise soil temperatures in the root zone, it suppress weed growth and it assists with water retention in the soil. The garden in our story was not mulched and some of the plants were struggling to survive in drought conditions. Don explained how to calculate the amount of mulch needed, and how to apply it to the garden bed. Read more