Spring garden tasks don’t need to be complicated or time-consuming. A few well-timed jobs now can refresh tired plants, prepare fruiting vines and help your garden retain moisture as temperatures rise. Start with these three essential tasks to give your garden a healthy start to the new season.
Revive your herb pots for spring
Have you got a favourite herb pot that’s looking a little tired? Perhaps your rosemary has become thin and woody, or the potting mix around your thyme has slumped and the plant is no longer thriving.
Spring is the perfect time to give hardworking herbs a fresh start without the hassle of a full repot. Adding this job to your spring garden tasks can help refresh established potted herbs before their active growing season begins.
That’s where The Garden Family Pot Revival comes in. Simply top up the existing potting mix and let it get to work. Made with high-quality, fully composted pine bark, added fertiliser, a wetting agent and moisture-holding ingredients such as RP HydroGro Wood Fibre Technology, Pot Revival helps restore tired potting mix and support healthier plant growth.
It’s like repotting without all the effort. Give it a try this spring and let us know how your herbs respond.
Spring garden task: prepare passionfruit vines
Passionfruit vines love warmth, so now’s the perfect time to prepare them for spring.
Prune your vine by shortening long shoots and thinning tangled growth. Train the remaining shoots along horizontal supports rather than allowing them to climb straight up. This encourages better fruiting and makes the vine easier to manage.
If your vine is grafted, check for vigorous shoots with different-looking leaves emerging from below the graft and remove them promptly. Clear away grass from around the base, feed with an organic fertiliser, then apply a generous layer of The Garden Family Sugar Cane Mulch to suppress weeds and reduce moisture loss.
Now is also a good time to plant a new vine or replace an ageing one, as passionfruit vines are generally most productive for around three to four years.
Preparing your passionfruit vine is one of those spring garden tasks that can make a noticeable difference to its health, growth and future harvests.
Spring garden task: top up mulch in garden beds
Now’s the ideal time to top up the mulch in garden beds before spring temperatures begin climbing.
If the soil is dry, give it a deep soak first, then apply mulch to help keep that valuable moisture where plant roots need it. Mulching also helps regulate soil temperature and suppress weeds as the garden enters its most active growing period.
The Garden Family Sugar Cane Mulch is well suited to vegetable gardens and flower beds because it breaks down relatively quickly, adding organic matter to the soil as it protects.
Around trees, shrubs and ornamental gardens, choose longer-lasting options such as The Garden Family Tea Tree Mulch, Rustic Bark Nuggets, Red Chip Mulch or Black Chip Mulch. These mulches provide effective weed suppression, help retain soil moisture and create a neat finish that lasts for months.
Topping up mulch is one of the most valuable spring garden tasks you can complete before warmer, drier weather arrives.
Once these three jobs are finished, your herbs, passionfruit vines and garden beds will be better prepared for the growing season ahead. Tackling a few simple spring garden tasks now can save time and help keep your garden healthier throughout spring.
