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Planting Calendar
Friday, May 22, 2009
December in your garden
December is a month of rapid growth. Pay particular attention to watering, feeding and spraying, and keep the weeds in check. Sow seeds directly into the soil, sowing every few weeks. Maintain mulch for moisture conservation.
Keep sowing salad plants every few weeks. In hot weather salads do better in semi-shaded areas. Becareful with these as hot, dry weather can make the leaves taste bitter.
Feed tomoatoes well, at least once a week with a liquid, fast-acting feed and keep training tomatoes up their canes. Remove any lateral shoots from your tomatoes as these sap the energy of the plant and will reduce the quality of the crop. Rather root the shoots for more plants.
Fruit trees need long, deep waterings. Keep all your trees and shrubs well mulched and liquid feed with an organic fertiliser for strong, healthy growth. Prune blooms on roses and spring flowering shrubs once they have finished. This will encourage more blooms.
In warmer climates, start planting annuals and perennial flowers. In both warmer and cooler climates, lifting, dividing and replanting of perennials which are overgrown or lacking in vitality. Mulch garden shrubs with compost or peat to conserve moisture and protect roots from hot sun, especially azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias. Cut lawns more often but not as short.
Avoid cutting your lawns too short during the warm weather to prevent moisture loss.
VEGE PATCH
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Planting
Warmer areas:
Sow or plant seedlings of basil, beetroot, bok choy, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, dwarf and climbing beans, beetroot, sprouting broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, capsicum, florence fennel, leeks, lettuce, zucchini, melons, parsley, shallots, silverbeet, spinach, parsnip, peas.
Cooler areas:
Plant basil, beans, beetroot, bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, parsley, parsnip, pumpkin, squash, silver beet, sweet corn, turnip, tomato and zucchini.
FLOWER GARDEN
Sow and plant:
Alyssum, Arctotis, Asters, Begonia, Candytuft, Carnation, Celosia, Cosmos, Cornflower, Dianthus, Delphinium, Forget-me-not, Gazania, Impatiens, Larkspur, Linaria, Linum, Lobelia, Lupin, Marigold, Nemesia, Pansy, Petunia, Phlox,Poppies, Portulaca, Salvia, Snapdragon, Statice, Stock, Strawflower, Sunflower,Sweetpeas, Sweet william Violas and Zinnias. Also Cannas, Dahlias, Hippeastrum, Poppies, Cineraria chrysanthemums and Water Lilies.
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