Vegetables
So far, the colder areas may well have a touch of frost, but in all carrots, being tolerant to the cold, they can be left on the floor until August, then lifted and sautéed on the ground.
Lettuce can be sown from now on until early April, in gardens, with adequate conditions to cultivate them during the winter. Select Hardy Types – The Heritage French Rouge d’Hiver variety is among the best – and cultivate them under cloche or in large vessels on a sunny balcony.
Autumn sown lettues need well -drained soil, rich in compound. The addition of coarse sand from the river will help to lighten heavy soils. Semeie sows with moderation in lines from 25 cm to 30 cm and press the soil kindly, but firmly.
Onions can now be sown to stand in winter and fall, for example, Pukekohe Long Keeper. Select an open and sunny location, adding well -rotten compound. Onions do well in well -limited soils; Therefore, add the dolomite lemon to the areas where onions should be cultivated.
The beans of the corridor will produce even matte. I covered them at night will help to delay the inevitable, and if basil and other soft herbs and vegetables are grown nearby, a large frost cloth can cover the entire area and prolong the harvest.
Regular watering or liquid manure will ensure maximum bean harvest as well as choose as they are ready to eat. Small is definitely beautiful in this case and avoids the unpleasant cordiality that takes many people from these nutritious vegetables.
In this phase of its growth, kale and celery also respond to food and irrigation if the weather is dry. Cabbage -flower that reach maturity must have their external leaves turned, protecting the curd from the sun and preserving its whiteness.
Derris Dust will prevent white butterflies from attacking kale and other Brazilian, as well as piretrum planting (Crisanthemum cinerarifolium) In the same graph.
Sweet corn should be harvested in the milk scene and the best taste when the ears are cooked a few hours after harvesting.
Flower
This is the month to plant lamps for spring displays. Making excellent narcissas companions are old-fashioned and sweet-smelling brown wall flowers, planted next to a variety of late flowering narcissos. Purple violas also look good with late flowering narcissos.
Southern gardeners have it over their northern colleagues when it comes to tulips for these resistant lamps prefer winters that relax them completely and are intolerant to wet conditions. They like a sunny place and may stay for years, although it is recommended to lift them when the foliage dies.
Tulips look better when planted in eight or 10 -year -old spots. Careful lamp selection gives flowers for a longer period. Hide the soil and reduce weeds planting pansies or forget me to complement your tulip display.
Corms of turmeric and reticulata iris are seen better if planted along the edges of the paths, while the glory of snow (Chionodoxa Luciliae), Snowdrops and bluebells are good for rose beds or used to cover the naked floor in trees.
Planned jacintos and narcissos for bowls should be planted as soon as possible. Set the lamps into the pouting mixture, allowing a 2.5 cm space between them and cover with the mixture. Drizzle freely and stay in a cold, dark place (like a cabinet) until the sprouts are about 2.5 cm in length. Move the bowls to a well -lit position and keep the soil damp, though it is not soaked.
Divagant roses will have completed their flowering station and can now be pruned. If there is a lot of new soil level growth, cut old branches that have flowers in flowers. If the new growth is scarce, simply remove worn or sick wood and cut faded flowers and seed hips. A liberal composite or commercial fertilizer dressing will encourage new growth next season.
Fruit
Outdoor -grown tomatoes will be producing now and may need coverage at night as a precaution against frost. Reduce irrigation to encourage harvesting to mature before strong frosts kill plants or ruine non -defeated fruits. Remove all leaves shading the fruits.
