her time out Fall Is Here
Time to batten down the hatches and start preparing for those winter months
Violas Violas are great flowers to plant More
Flower Power
around this time. They are similar to pansies and come in a variety of colours. Regular pruning of dead flowers will keep them looking their best and they'll even last through the winter frosts.
Australian Grevilleas The Australian native grevilleas are
great flowering plants for over winter. Plant them where they get the most light and they'll require minimal care, just pruning once they've finished flowering to keep them looking healthy and robust.
Salad Sustenance Mesculin is easy to grow, the seeds
come in a variety of mixes and are great to plant now in preparation for some great autumn salads. To keep up a good supply, plant one lot and roughly four weeks later, plant a second. Keep them regularly watered, particularly before they sprout, and you should be able to get at least two harvests out of them.
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Harvest Stone Fruit Harvest stone fruit and prune
them immediately afterwards to prepare for next seasons crop. When pruning remove all dead, damaged and diseased wood, as well as limbs that may rub on another. Also remove tips of branches that may be getting too tall or make it difficult to mow under.
