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Monthly gardening guide

July

Garden Jobs

  • Rake up leaves for compost
  • Winter pruning
  • Feed fruit trees with an application of compost out to drip line, or apply biodynamic tree paste to trunks
  • If you are planning a Spring vegetable garden, prepare now by digging over, removing perennial weeds, digging in compost and any soil ammendments required, such as lime and clay for sandy soils or gypsum and sand for clay soils.

What to Plant

Cool temperateMild temperateSubtropicalTropical
Broad beanBroad beanBeetrootBeetroot
OnionBeetrootCabbageBroccoli
PeaCabbageEndiveCabbage
ShallotsGarlicFlorence fennelCapscium
SwedeLettuceGarlicCelery
LeekKaleCorn
OnionKohl rabiEggplant
PeaLettuceGreen bean
ParsnipOnionGarlic
Radish ParsnipKale
ShallotsPeaKohl rabi
Radish Okra
RocketPotato
ShallotsPumpkin
SilverbeetRadish
SpinachSalad greens/endive
WatermelonShallots
Silverbeet
Spinach
Turnip
Watermelon
Zucchini

Seek local knowledge when making planting decisions to take into account microclimates and unseasonal weather.

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