Monthly Checklist
Plant Now
Tend To
Essentials
Plant Now
Veggies, citrus and passionfruit, trees and shrubs, flowers and perennials and spring bulbs.
Tend To
Watering, feeding, spraying, deadheading, and harvesting.
Essentials
SaturAid, Aquaticus Bugtrol, and Bypass Secateurs.
Plant Now
Veggies, citrus and passionfruit, trees and shrubs, flowers and perennials and spring bulbs.
Veggies
- Don’t miss out on some of the interesting large-grade chillies in store. Plant them out into larger pots or in the garden as they produce fruit.
- Plant herbs and leafy vegetables such as basil, lettuce, coriander, parsley and spinach but make sure you keep them well watered.
- Start planning and planting some of your winter crops toward the end of the month including broccoli, cauliflower and silverbeet.
Fruit Trees
- Ensure that future summers are filled with zest by planting some of our citrus trees.
- Plant passionfruit in fertile, free-draining soil rich in organic matter. Plant in a spot with good airflow and ensure that you avoid wetting the foliage when watering.
- For best results with feijoas, plant two different varieties to ensure good pollination. Plant an earlier season and a later season variety to extend your harvest.
Trees and Shrubs
- Grow a sensationally scented garden by planting some evergreen star jasmine, gardenias or the tropical climber stephanotis.
- You can still bring the tropics home by planting mandevilla, vireya, frangipani, hibiscus and bird of paradise.
Flowers and Perennials
- Add a delightful dash of colour by planting some of our annual flowers, including dianthus, penstemon, marigolds and gazanias.
- Plant flowering perennials now to enjoy their gorgeous blooms. Petunias, geraniums and alstroemeria all look particularly beautiful.
- As spring bulbs start arriving in stores, start planting them out to ensure a glorious display of colour next spring.
Tend To
Watering, feeding, spraying, deadheading, and harvesting.
Veggies
- Keep your veggie garden well fed and watered this summer to help plants stay healthy and productive, as well as being less likely to fall victim to pest insects. When watering tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkins try to avoid wetting the foliage.
- Spray for caterpillars and whitefly with Bugtrol.
Fruit Trees
- Deeply water fruit trees once a week and net trees before fruit starts to ripen to ensure the birds don’t get it all.
- As deciduous fruit trees finish fruiting, start to summer prune.
Trees and Shrubs
- Make sure anything planted now is kept well watered to keep plants happy and healthy.
Flowers and Perennials
- Deadhead spent flowers regularly with bypass secateurs to keep your plants flowering for longer.
- Water and feed regularly.
Lawns
- Sprinkle your lawn with SaturAid to help it to retain moisture, and water with collected rainwater or grey water.
Harvest
- You can still harvest your Reed and Hass avocados, as well as delicious cape gooseberries, passionfruit, capsicum, chillies, melons, sweetcorn, tomatoes, beans and berries.