Costa gets ready for the season ahead by doing some essential spring garden jobs. Subscribe 🔔 [ Ссылка ]
Great time to get into a few classic spring jobs:
CITRUS – check for pests and fertilise now:
PESTS:
- Leaf miners create squiggly lines
- Aphids are bright green and form clusters near new growing tips
- To treat: If not many squash or snip off occasional areas, or if more, spray with horticultural oil.
- Gall wasp – treat by either cutting a disposing of in the green bin, or try a vege peeler to expose the gall to air which may be enough to kill the gall.
FERTILISE:
- Trace elements should be fed to citrus, according to the directions (not too much) and water in well.
- Seaweed can be useful to apply in diluted form according to label.
- Mulch trees before summer to conserve soil moisture and reduce plant water stress.
LAWNS:
- Bindi weeds: Try a specialist weed hoop hoe or ‘pricking’ tool for a non-chemical method.
- Aerate: with a pitchfork to improve water infiltration and aeration.
- Compost spread over lawns in ill health or areas with depressions.
VEGE PATCH:
-Plant veges every few weeks to keep your supply going.
- Plant into well composted soil
- Leafy greens are a good spring addition, like lettuce, silverbeet and tatsoi are good for this time of year.
PLANTING POLLINATORS:
- Sunflower seeds – plant now into fertile well drained soil where you can water well. A large variety of seeds to choose from including short 40cm types that don’t shade and need less water than taller types.
- Marigolds, stocks and violets are all good pollinator plants.
HEAT PROTECTION
- Try shade cloth until seedlings get established or use pots so you can move plants into shade if needed.
Featured Plants:
CITRUS - Citrus cv.
TATSOI - Brassica rapa cv.
SUNFLOWER - Helianthus annuus ‘Dwarf Sunsation’
MARIGOLD - Tagetes erecta cv.
STOCK - Matthiola incana cv.
PANSY - Viola cv.
Featured Weed:
BINDII WEED - Soliva sessilis
Featured Pest:
APHID - Family Aphididae
Filmed on Dharug Country | Kenthurst, NSW
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