JANUARY
Chores
A new year, a new set of gardening resolutions – or rather, more of a reiteration of those made 12 months ago and not entirely kept. This year, I will try to adhere to a calendar, doing the regular chores at the right time of year, not at whim.
Feeding at the right time
In summer, feed roses, tomatoes, capsicums, courgettes, hanging baskets and pots (weekly), citrus (mid-summer) and flowering annuals (fortnightly).
In autumn, it’s the turn of lawns, perennials, fruit trees and veggie beds. Add compost post-harvest, winter/spring flowering bulbs (at planting), camellias and rhododendrons (as buds form). Over winter, garden beds will get a compost mulch and winter vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, spinach), roses (late winter, after pruning) should be fed.
And in spring, it’s feeding time…
