August Growers Guide
The soil is beginning to warm, the days are getting longer.
It is time to start preparing soil for spring planting and starting some seeds.
Check your fruit trees for scale and prepare those fruit fly protection measures.
Flowers (seeds)
Alyssum
Anemone
Anise Hyssop
Aster
Borage
Butterfly Bush
Calendula
California Poppy
Carnation
Cosmos
Delphinium
Dianthus
German Chamomile
Gladiolas
Impatiens
Larkspur
Lawn Chamomile
Lillies
Marigolds
Petunias
Pincushions
Salvias
Statice
Sunflower
Sweetpeas
Verbana
Violas
Zinnia
Plant bare root roses
Vegetables (seeds)
Amaranth
Artichoke
Asparagus crowns
Beetroot
Burdock
Capsicum
Carob
Carrot
Chervil
Chickpeas
Chillies
Chinese cabbage
Coriander
Cress
Dill
Endive
Fennel
Horseradish
Jerusalem Artichoke
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leek
Lettuce
Mint
Mustards
Oregano
Onions bulbs
Onions bunching
Parsnip
Parsley
Peas
Perilla
Potatoes
Radish
Rhubarb crowns
Rocket
Shallots
Spinach
Spring Onion
Sorrel
Tamarillo
Tomato
Turnip
Watermelon
Fruits
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Plant berry canes - raspberry, boysenberry, loganberry
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Plant Cape Gooseberries
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Plant Caper bushes
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Plant Passionfruit
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Collect fallen leaves to stop over wintering of disease
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Continue winter pruning
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Remove fallen fruit quickly
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Prepare watering systems
Soil, Compost & General
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Prepare tomato beds with compost, chook poo and mulch
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Water when the sun has warmed up a bit later in the morning
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Prune back rosemary bushes
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If you have a warm location, you can get your tomato seeds potted now for a head start on the season
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Order your ginger so it is ready for planting in spring
Tools & Equipment
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Mend broken nets
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Clean your fruit fly traps
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Clean and sharpen secateurs and saws for fruit tree pruning
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Check sprayers are clean and nozzles are clear of debris
Seed Saving & Harvesting
Harvesting
Peas, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, coriander, fennel, carrot, sweet potato, leek, citrus fruit as it ripens, lettuce, spring onions, rhubarb, mustards, spinach, kale, new potatoes
Seed saving
Any remaining vegetable seed which has dried from the previous season
Seed from apples, pears, quinces (store in damp sand)
Chilli seed
