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Your Monthly Planting Guide

March

The start of autumn …

This month sees the beginning of the “season of mellow fruitfulness” when the bounty of summer’s flowers, fruits and veggies is almost finished, the sun is losing its intensity, it’s less humid in the northern states and days are gradually shortening. There’s an overall feeling in the air that we’ve managed to survive the challenges of another summer. 

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    Gardening In March

    • Vegetables
    • Fruit & Citrus
    • Plants, Trees & Shrubs
    • Lawn Care
    How to grow chillies

    Chilli

    It seems that most people now have at least 1 or 2 Chilli plants at home – it’s become incredibly trendy. Find out how...

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    How to grow potatoes

    Potatoes

    Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are tubers that grow and form at the plant’s roots. Plants also produce flowering shoots...

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    Cucumbers

    Cucumbers

    Delicious in salads and sandwiches, the crisp, sweet crunch of a cucumber is one of the joys of summer. Growing...

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    how to grow spring onions

    Spring Onion

    Spring onions (also known as green shallots and green bunching or salad onions) are a delicious addition to a whole...

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    How to grow tomatoes

    Tomatoes

    Nothing beats the taste of your own home-grown tomatoes, freshly picked and warm from the Summer sun. Slice them into a...

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    how to grow peas

    Peas

    Nothing beats home-grown peas for their tenderness and taste. That's because when they are picked, their sugars start to...

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    How to grow onions

    Onions

    The basis of so many delicious dishes, onions (Allium cepa) are an essential ingredient in every cook’s store cupboard...

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    How to grow garlic

    Garlic

    Growing Garlic (Allium sativum) at home is now very popular. It's an easy vegetable to grow - just plant a Garlic clove...

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    how to grow courgettes

    Zucchini

    Zucchini are now a common, summer staple in the vegetable garden. They are relatively easy to grow and they can be eaten...

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    Caring for Runner Beans

    Runner beans

    Runner beans, or more correctly scarlet runner beans, (Phaseolus coccineus) are among the easiest and most rewarding...

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    growing salad leaves

    Salad leaves

    Bags of salad leaves are quite expensive to buy and have a fairly short lifespan in the fridge. Grow your own and you...

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    How to grow pumpkins

    Pumpkins

    Delicious in pies, soups and stews and full of vitamins and minerals, pumpkins are a tasty autumn and winter treat...

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    growing sweetcorn

    Sweet Corn

    Sweet Corn, or maize, won't really grow as high as an elephant's eye, but it will be sweet, tender and delicious -...

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    How to grow & care for asparagus

    Asparagus

    Asparagus is a classic spring vegetable worth establishing in your garden. You’ll need to wait 2 years from planting...

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    How to grow & care for cauliflower

    Cauliflower

    Drizzled with olive oil and baked whole or sliced into steaks, cut into individual florets and wok-tossed in a stir fry...

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    How to grow & care for broccoli

    Broccoli

    Broccoli is a must have in every home veggie patch - it’s productive, nutritious and very easy to grow. Although it’s...

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    How to grow & care for rhubarb

    Rhubarb

    Rhubarbs edible stalks grow from a central crown and this popular vegetable is most commonly eaten as a sweet! Once...

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    How to grow blueberries

    Blueberries

    Eaten fresh, baked in muffins or as the star attraction in jams or desserts, blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are...

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    how to grow strawberries

    Strawberries

    Who doesn’t love strawberries? If you’re a strawberry fan, the many varieties of Fragaria × ananassa are easy to grow at...

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    How to grow raspberries

    Raspberries

    What could be better than a bowl of sweet, fresh-picked raspberries in summer? These delicious fruits are easy to grow...

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    How to grow & care for cherry trees

    Cherries

    Homegrown cherries are sweet, juicy and delicious. Many varieties will be dripping with ready to pick cherries around...

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    How To Grow & Care For Buffalo Lawn

    Buffalo Grass

    A popular stalwart in Australian gardens for good reason, buffalo grass makes for an incredibly resilient lawn. It is...

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    How To Grow & Care For Kikuyu Lawn

    Kikuyu Grass

    Kikuya grass, or Pennisetum Clandestinum, is a vigorous plant often used in Australian lawns and common in public...

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    Vegetables

    What to plant now:
    Seedlings of brassicas, broad beans, spinach, silver beet, leeks and onions in cooler regions; beetroot, brassicas, peas in warmer areas.

    Fruit & Flower Beds

    What fruits to harvest now:

    Most of the summer fruits like apricots, peaches, plums and nectarines will have finished by now but there should still be good crops of mid to late season fruits maturing. These include:

    • Apples 
    • Pears 
    • Raspberries
    • Grapes
    • Figs
    • Melons (rock and honey dew)
    • Mandarins
    • Selected oranges
    • Passionfruit
    • Persimmons
    • Pomegranates
    • Quinces

    Freshly grown peaches and apples
     
    What fruit to plant:

    Evergreen fruiting plants may be put into the garden now while the soil is still warm – passionfruit vines and citrus among them. Deciduous fruit trees in pots should be left until they are dormant and have lost all their leaves before being transplanted into the garden. Together with new bare-root fruit trees, they are best planted in mid to late Winter.

    What flowers to plant:
    Spring flowering bulbs:
    • Anemone
    • Daffodil
    • Freesia
    • Hyacinth
    • Iris
    • Ixia
    • Lachenalia
    • Muscari (grape hyacinth)
    • Narcissus
    • Ranunculus
    • Sparaxis
    • Scilla
    • Sprekelia
    • Tritonia
    • Tritelia
    • Tulip
    • Watsonia
    Winter and spring flowering annuals:
    • Arctotis
    • Alyssum
    • Antirrhinum (snapdragon)
    • Aquilegia (granny’s bonnet)
    • Calendula
    • Canterbury bells (campanula)
    • Carnation
    • Cineraria
    • Delphinium
    • Gaillardia
    • Geum
    • Gypsophila
    • Iceland poppy
    • Larkspur
    • Nemesia
    • Nigella
    • Pansy
    • Polyanthus
    • Primula
    • Scabiosa
    • Sweet Pea
    • Sweet William
    • Verbena
    • Viola

    Purple flowers in a garden bed

     

    Garden Tasks

    Garden jobs for the month:

    • Pick up and dispose of any fruit on the ground under fruit trees – they may be diseased or harbouring insect pests – don’t put them in the compost bin!
    • Remove and dispose of diseased or “mummified” fruits clinging to branches to avoid diseases spreading or over-wintering on trees.
    • Cut out and dispose of galls (swellings) on citrus trees to help eradicate gall wasps.
    • Tidy up the garden by removing spent flowers and flower spikes from perennials and annuals.
    • Dahlias and chrysanthemums may need staking and/or the ties checking to ensure they are not cutting into stems.
    Pest Control
    • Keep an eye out for aphids, especially on roses, herbs and vegetable seedlings. Use a general garden insecticide like Defender Pyrethrum Insect Spray to control them. Don’t forget to spray the undersides of leaves too. 
    • Watch for the caterpillars of the White Cabbage Butterfly on cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and other brassicas. Pyrethrum will assist or try a cabbage dust. 
    • Newly planted seedlings may be targeted by snails and slugs. Protect them with Defender Snail & Slug Pellets.

     

    Lawn

    Tips for March

    Summer can be harsh on lawns, especially during drought and heatwave conditions. This month is a great time to repair the damages caused by the ravages of the season just passed.

    • De-thatch with a garden rake to remove build-up of dead grass, especially in buffalo, kikuyu and couch lawns.
    • Aerate the lawn with a garden fork or you can hire a coring machine suitable for home gardens.
    • Top dress with Scotts Lawn Builder Organic Lawn Soil – Topdress Mix & Underlay.
    • Water entire lawn area, if permitted, to settle topdress mix.
    • Fertilise with Lawn Builder All Purpose Slow Release Lawn Fertiliser, Lawn Builder Buffalo, Lawn Builder Extreme Green Granular or one of the Lawn Builder hose-on equivalents.
    • Worn and bare areas may be over-sown with lawn seed to match your existing grass type or patches of instant turf.

    Person feeding their lawn

     

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