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Only 2 days of Winter left. What are Keith & Elisabeth’s recommendations for early Spring gardening?
Clean up tools with Lanox & oil handles
Add compost. If you don’t have your own, try Clyde's Compost
Weed, feed and mulch
Prune your perennials & ornamental grasses
Use a soil thermometer to check for optimum planting time
Divide and replant perennials
Treat fruit trees as required eg. Leaf curl on peaches/nectarines with Kocide and Shot leaf on apricots with a lime sulphur product
Trim back citrus trees without cutting off flowers
Use the moon calendar to time the cutting back of your hedges
Don’t remove spent leaves of bulbs. These are important for next year’s flowers
Check the soil temperatures for optimum planting times
Look to buy and planting bare-rooted trees. Prepare your soil with Rooster Booster, Charlie Carp, Power Feed. Avoid granular fertilisers! Neutrog Gyganics is a good choice for citrus.
Fertilise Kikuyu, Couch or Buffalo lawn with Rooster Booster, aerate with broad fork (we recommend F.D Ryan's), leave for 2 weeks, then mow on lowest setting
Treat for pests such as Citrus Leaf Miner, Citrus Scale, earwigs, white flies, aphids, Red Spider Mite with ECO Neem and treat Black Spot on roses with Lime Sulphur
Plant strawberry runners.
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