Mid Winter Garden Tasks

Mid winter is a great time to reflect, to think and to consider what you want in the garden, what works in the garden and what doesn’t work. I like to look at the garden critically to see what sections don’t have enough green or those that have too many gaps.
I know I need more evergreens throughout the garden. I think starting with some more evergreen trees would be good.

Some of the tasks I will be doing in the garden this month are:

• Potting up some flowering annuals for a splash of colour in the garden – see article above
• Mulching a few of the outer beds.
• Order my summer flowering bulbs like Lilies, Gladioli and Hippeastrum. Also ordering my Dahlia tubers.
• Shaping some of my evergreen shrubs – most of these are in sheltered location so won’t be affected by frost.
• Winter pruning on our deciduous trees will be in full swing this month – see my article about this topic on my blog here
• Planting out some seedlings of beetroot, cauliflower, sprouting broccoli and kale. I’m also giving all of the plants a liquid feed with seasol.
• Indoor plants – They are all getting some extra attention this month I will be feeding them with a weak liquid fertiliser, top dressing soil in pots and removing any old leaves.
• Make sure your frost protection is ready to go on your frost sensitive plants
• Spray lawns with a broadleaf herbicide to kill off clovers, cape weed etc
• Pruning roses – I normally start mine here in the Hilltops region (Southern NSW) Late July /early August. For all the info on rose care, pruning etc go to my blog
• Check the moisture level in garden beds and most importantly pots.

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