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Gardening

February Diary

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February is often wet and humid, which equals plenty of growth. But the last month of summer is a time when weeds, fungus and pests are also on the rise. To keep your garden performing at its peak, here is what to plant, feed, prune.

FLOWERING NOW
  • Trees & Shrubs:
    Buddleia, crepe myrtle, cuphea, fuchsia, gardenia, grevillea hybrids, hibiscus, plumbago, roses, oleander
  • Annuals & Perennials:
    Aster, begonia, celosia, cosmos, geranium, impatiens, petunia, marigold, phlox, portulaca, salvia, alyssum, verbena, zinnia
  • Bulbs:
    Amaryllis, canna, dahlia, dietes, daylily
  • Climbers:
    Bougainvillea, mandevilla, morning glory
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PLANT/SOW
  • Fill your garden with alyssum, cineraria, marigold, polyanthus, snapdragon and sweet pea.
  • In temperate and cool zones, plant cyclamen.
  • Now’s the time to grow edibles like beans, beetroot, cabbage, carrots, onions, parsley, parsnip, peas, radish, silverbeet and spinach

FERTILISE
  • Give fruit trees a complete plant food to ensure fruit in spring. Citrus trees growing in the ground expect two good meals a year and February is one of those two important mealtimes (August is the other).
  • After pruning, feed roses, hydrangeas and hibiscus complete fertiliser or rotted manure.
  • Fertilise vegies and annuals fortnightly to maintain growth.

PRUNE
  • Prune your lavender after flowering. This will prevent legginess and prolong the life of the plant.
  • After flowering, trim hydrangeas to the first two plump buds.
  • Prune long, unwanted summer canes on creepers such as wisteria and jasmine to keep them under control.
  • Deadhead roses and summer annuals and give them a feed of liquid fertiliser to extend flowering.

PESTS & DISEASES
  • Fungal diseases such as leaf spot or mildew on vegies and ornamentals should be sprayed with Mancozeb.
  • Keep sucking and chewing insects away from edibles with Dipel, pyrethrum or Success Ultra. For roses and ornamentals, you can use Success Ultra.

GENERAL GARDEN CARE
  • Collect and destroy any fallen fruit beneath fruit trees. Fallen fruit encourages the build-up of troublesome pests and diseases.
  • Prepare vegie gardens for planting by adding compost and fertiliser.
  • February is a hot and humid month, so check all the soil in your garden and pots is covered by mulch to conserve water and control weeds.
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BUY NOW
  • Complete plant food
  • Citrus fertiliser
  • Rose fertiliser
  • Snail bait

Courtesy of Flower Power: https://www.flowerpower.com.au/
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