Warmer weather and fresh growth make this the perfect time to get back into the garden. These three spring garden tasks will help prepare your veggie patch, refresh tired hanging baskets and keep winter-flowering shrubs looking their best.
Get your spring veggie patch underway
Spring is prime time to get a veggie patch underway. Choose a spot with at least half a day’s sun and good drainage. If your soil’s heavy, consider building or installing a prefab raised bed or simply mound your soil to improve drainage.
Add plenty of compost to improve soil health, plus organic fertiliser pellets. Water the soil well, then top with a 5–7 cm layer of Sugar Cane Mulch to lock in moisture and feed the soil as it breaks down.
Then get planting. If you’re wondering what to plant in spring, warm-season favourites like zucchini, cucumber, beans, tomatoes and eggplant will all reward you with a bumper harvest. Getting your veggie patch ready is one of the most rewarding spring garden tasks to tackle as the weather warms.
Service your hanging baskets
Is your hanging basket looking a little worse for wear? Maybe the plants have gone thin or leggy and leaves are yellowing. Or perhaps the mix has slumped well below the rim, pulling away from the sides, and no matter how much you water, it seems to run straight through.
Sound familiar? Servicing tired hanging baskets is one of those spring garden tasks worth tackling now.
You could do a complete repot, or if you want to try a quicker and easier fix, simply top it up with Pot Revival and let it get to work. With added fertiliser, wetting agent and moisture-holding ingredients, it’s designed to help tired baskets bounce back fast.
Prune winter-flowering shrubs
As winter bloomers like wattle, correa, tea tree, grevillea, daphne and camellia finish their peak flowering, grab the secateurs and give them a tidy where needed, removing straggly, damaged or unwanted growth.
Pruning flowering plants at the right time helps encourage healthy new growth while avoiding the removal of developing flower buds. For many winter-flowering shrubs, pruning after flowering gives them the growing season ahead to rejuvenate and develop new growth.
After pruning, give plants a deep restorative drink, then refresh the mulch layer around the base to lock in moisture and support strong new growth through the warmer months ahead.
Tick these spring garden tasks off your list now and you’ll give your garden a great start to the growing season.
