What to do in:
October
- Plant perennial petunias for long lasting garden colour.
- Yellowing of older gardenia leaves is a sign of short-term magnesium deficiency. Water with a weak solution of epsom salts.
- Spread snail bait amongst vulnerable plants, especially during damp weather.
- Sow sunflower seeds for cheerful summer blooms.
- Sow corn into warm (more than 20 C) soil.
- Lift bulbs after foliage has died down.
- As spring-flowering annuals finish, clean up beds, fertilise, and build up soil for summer plantings.
- Divide and re-pot cymbidium orchids into good quality orchis mix..
- When planting out tomatoes, choose a spot that has not grown tomatoes for at least five years.
- Feed potted plants with Organic Plant Food.
- Apply Soil Wetter around established plants and shrubs.
- Seeds to Sow: Phlox, Ageratum, Dahlia, Impatiens, Capsicums, Cucumbers, Tomatoes