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Winter in the garden
con’t from previous page
or hire a powered aerator.
• Top dress with a fine layer of
coarse sand or loam.
• Fertilise in spring.
• If rain is puddling and
not soaking in, even after
aeration, apply a hose-on soil
wetting agent.
Dig the vegie garden & plant new
crops
Provided your
soil isn’t sodden,
winter can be a
great time to dig
a new vegie or
garden bed or
to turn in green
manure crops to
get the garden
ready for planting
in spring. It’s also a
good time to pull or
hoe out weeds and
cut back invasive
plants. There’s still
plenty of time to
grow some tasty
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fresh vegetables
in your garden.
Plant snow peas,
English spinach or
some mini vegies,
such as smallheaded cabbage
or cut-and-comeagain lettuce.
Prune and tidy
While plants
are bare you
can more easily
remove dead or
crowded growth
or spot invasive
climbers and
remove them. Don’t prune late winter
or spring-flowering shrubs but do get
stuck into roses and grapevines.
Cheer yourself with potted colour
Plant up a couple of pots
with annuals. Choose pansies or
polyanthus that are already in flower
for an instant show. Water well
after planting and keep in bloom by
deadheading and watering every 10
days with a liquid plant food.
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