Monthly Checklist
Plant Now
Tend To
Essentials
Plant Now
Veggies, citrus, passionfruit, subtropical fruit, roses, trees and shrubs, flowers and perennials.
Tend To
Watering, feeding, mulching, protecting, spraying, and harvesting.
Essentials
Kings Fast Food, Living Earth More than Mulch, Kings Rose Food, and Yates Weed N Feed.
Plant Now
Veggies, citrus, passionfruit, subtropical fruit, roses, trees and shrubs, flowers and perennials.
Veggies
- Plant large-grade tomatoes, capsicums, chillies and eggplants in pots and in the garden now for an instant, delicious and productive harvest.
- Stagger your planting so that you can harvest over a longer period: tomatoes, courgettes, chillies, beans, peppers, and basil can go into the garden.
- Lettuce, coriander and parsley should be planted in part shade, and watered regularly, to help prevent bolting (going to seed).
Fruit Trees
- Plant citrus right through summer, making sure you keep them well watered. Add instant zest to your summer by planting a large-grade Meyer lemon that is already flowering.
- Passionfruit is a must for every Auckland garden! Choose a warm sunny fence to plant up against. As it grows, prune it occasionally to increase airflow and reduce the chance of disease.
- Plant subtropical fruit, such as natal plums, pawpaws, guavas and tamarillos. For best results add compost and sheep pellets when planting and keep well-watered.
Trees and Shrubs
- Roses are now in bloom and looking stunning. Keep them well watered, especially while they are getting established after planting. Watering deeply less often is more effective than a light watering daily. Feed while they are in bloom.
- Looking at creating a summer-themed garden? Create a tropical oasis in your backyard by growing hibiscus, tropical frangipani, gardenia and mandevilla.
Flowers and Perennials
- We’ve got a great range of instant colour for any home, whether you’re tidying up in the garden or planting hanging baskets on the balcony. There are loads to choose from, including asters, alyssum, petunias, dianthus, dahlias, salvia, zinnias, snapdragons and verbenas.
- Check out some of our long-lasting flowering perennials, including nemesia, petunias, geraniums, alstroemeria, calibrachoa, lavender, verbena and bacopa. Great in mass plantings or as part of a cottage garden.
Tend To
Watering, feeding, mulching, protecting, spraying, and harvesting.
Veggies
- Water, feed, mulch and stay on top of the weeds before they take over.
- Feed your plants regularly with Kings Fast Food to keep them happy and healthy.
- When watering tomatoes, courgettes and cucumbers, avoid wetting the foliage to reduce the chance of disease.
Fruit Trees
- Protect developing fruit from birds by carefully netting your trees and plants.
- Deeply water newly planted trees (regularly) every 1–2 weeks and mulch well with Living Earth More Than Mulch.
Lawn
- Continue to keep your lawn looking lush by feeding and getting rid of weeds the easy way with spray on Yates Weed ‘n’ Feed.
Harvest
- December is berry time! Harvest succulent strawberries, tangy red and black currants, raspberries, blueberries and early blackberries.
- It’s also harvest time for Maori potatoes, tea leaves, eggplants and early tomatoes.