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Grow Garden Care Advice
Garden Advice for May
It is the end of autumn and winter is just around the corner. Chilly, dew covered mornings and overcast rainy days remind us of what is to come.
Deciduous trees are in the final stages of getting ready for winter. Superb foliage colour screams out for your attention; a stand out feature in any garden. Take a look around your neighbourhood or go to your local garden centre to be inspired as to what to plant in your garden. For the space conscious, a small weeping Japanese maple will give lovely colour on a manageable scale. Don’t be put off by a larger tree. They can add proportion and maturity to your garden, soften the view of your home and add shade and coolness. Think of all the leafy suburbs in eastern Melbourne. Would the look, feel and property prices be the same with out all those lovely mature trees lining the streets and framing the gardens?
Now is a great time to cut back Geraniums and Pelargonium. They should be reduced to about half their original size. This stops them becoming woody and lanky. Take some cuttings now and by spring you will have new plants to give away or plant out in the garden.
Also prune back Hydrangeas now. I like to take out one third of the thickest, oldest growth back down to the ground. This keeps the plants motivated to produce more healthy productive growth. Next remove all the thin and weak growth. Cut back all the current growth by a third to a pair of fat buds. Every few years I recommend cutting all stems back to the second set of buds from the base. This is drastic and will result in fewer flowers just for the following season as your Hydrangeas will be busy putting on healthy growth. But it will result in neater more compact shrubs that will still be bursting with flowers. To make the flowers more pink and a handful of builders lime to a full nine litre watering can and apply every month until summer. If you want blue flowers simply follow the same method only omit the lime and add a tablespoon of sulphur powder instead.
Dead head flowers in the garden regularly. This will keep things looking fresh and will give you a chance to watch out for late aphids and scale attacking new shoots and flowers on your plants. Just spray with pyrethrum or pest oil.
If you haven’t already, fertilise your citrus trees. Also apply Chelated iron to improve leaf colour and vigour.
Buy your potato and strawberry plants now. Ensure you get certified disease free plants from reputable growers. Hold off planting your potatoes until the risk of frost has passed.
Orchids should be starting to show buds now. Bring them out to a full sun position but protect them from wind.