Vegetables
Now is the perfect time to plant your vegetable garden! The weather should be warm enough for crops like tomatoes, courgettes, and cucumbers, though be cautious of cooler nights. Early in the month, plant more of your earlier crops such as lettuce, carrots, peas, and beans. Staggering regular plantings every few weeks with Dalton’s Organic Vegetable Fertiliser will ensure a fresh crop throughout the summer.
Flowers
Spring brings a beautiful array of annuals to choose from, including petunias, begonias, alyssums, and more, perfect for garden beds, pots, and hanging baskets. Perennial plants like delphiniums and daisies add vibrant colour to your garden. Consider planting marigolds as they are excellent companion plants for your veggie garden, helping to deter pests. Using Dalton’s All-Purpose Fertiliser will promote healthy growth in all your flowering plants.
Fruit Trees
Set out pheromone traps to help control codling moths. If pests are detected, spray with a product like Yates Maverick or Neem Oil to tackle the caterpillars. It's crucial to apply these treatments before pests infest pip fruits such as apples and pears.
Shrubs
Pruning shrubs like camellias and rhododendrons after they’ve finished flowering will encourage branching and new growth. Follow up with an application of Dalton’s Acid Fertiliser to promote healthy development. Hedges will benefit from a light prune to encourage new growth.
October Spring Fruit
- Apricots
- Avocados
- Feijoas
- Passionfruit
- Strawberries
- Watermelons
October Spring Citrus
- Grapefruits
- Lemons
- Limes
- Mandarins
- Oranges
October Spring Shrubs
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Lavender
- Raspberries
October Spring Vegetables
- Asparagus
- Beans
- Beetroot
- Bok Choy
- Cabbage
- Capsicum
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chillies
- Courgettes
- Cucumbers
- Eggplants
- Kumara
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Mesclun
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Rocket
- Silverbeet
- Spinach
- Spring Onions
- Sweet Corn
- Tomatoes
October Spring Herbs
- Basil
- Borage
- Chervil
- Chives
- Coriander
- Dill
- Mint
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Rocket
- Rosemary
- Thyme
October Spring Flowers
Here are some beautiful spring flowers to consider:
- Abutilon
- Ageratum
- Alyssum
- Anemones
- Arctotis
- Aster
- Azaleas
- Bougainvillea
- Calendula
- Calibrachoa
- Camellias
- Campanula
- Canna
- Clematis
- Chrysanthemum
- Cosmos
- Dahlia
- Daisy
- Daphne
- Delphinium
- Dianthus
- Diascia
- Felicia
- Fuchsia
- Gazania
- Geranium
- Gladiolus
- Hebes
- Hibiscus
- Honesty
- Impatiens
- Iris
- Lobelia
- Mandevilla
- Marigold
- Nasturtium
- Nemesia
- Pansy
- Penstemon
- Petunia
- Phlox
- Queen Anne's Lace
- Rhododendrons
- Roses
- Salvia
- Snapdragon
- Statice
- Sweet Pea
- Verbena
- Viola
- Wallflower
- Wisteria
