Lawns
Keep mowing and water at least once a week. Feed with 2:3:2 at 60 gm per
square meter. Scatter over the lawn when dry and water well immediately.
Trees
If the weather is warm and dry water trees well at least every 2 to 3 weeks.
Remove any dead branches and/or flowers. Spray if any pests or sicknesses
are noticed.
Shrubs
Keep the ground under shrubs covered with a good mulch or compost. Water
at last once in two weeks in dry weather.
Azaleas
Treat as a shrub, but spray the leaves often
during dry windy weather. Apply an iron chelate
in the recommended quantities should the leaves turn yellow. Azaleas like
an acid soil so keep a good mulch of pine needles, cut grass or peat moss
around the stem.
Roses
To harden the new growth for winter apply 2 dessert spoons of 3:1:5 to the
root area. Keep on spraying against
black spot, blight and mildew. Apply a foliage feeding.
Climbers
Remove dead wood and flowers. Water very well every two to three weeks. Spray
against and pests and diseases should you notice these.
Fruit trees
Give grown trees approximately 1,5 kg of 2:3:2 if necessary as a final feed
before winter. Keep on putting out a fruit fly bait.
Give Bananas 30 gm of 3:1:5 each over the root area and keep well
mulched.
Citrus trees need about 2 kg 3:1:5 and 75 gm Magnesium Sulphate each.
Water well every three weeks.
Grapes need 1 kg of Limestone Ammonium Nitrate (LAN) per plant.
Mangos want 2 kg of 3:1:5 spread over the root area. Cover with a
compost mulch.
Pawpaws: give every tree 125 gm of
LAN over the root area but keep about 10 cm away from the stem.
Berries
Strawberries
This is the time to prepare the beds for next months planting. Dig well rotted
compost and/or manure in and apply 250 gm of 3:1:5 per square meter.
Annual flowers and vegetables
Clear out plants that have finished flowering and prepare beds for winter
seeds by digging in well rotted compost and 2:3:2 at about 60 gm per square
meter.
Perennials
This is the time perennials like Ajuga
reptrans, Alyssum, Armeria
maritima, Campanula, Chrysanthemum, Echinacea,
Gailardia, Geum, Goldenrod,
Heuchera, Lobelia cardinalis,
Michaelmas Daisy, Monarda
, Penstemon, Pyrethrum , Salvia
farinacea, Salvia patens and Veronica can
be taken out and divided. Water the plant well the day before and don’t allow
the roots to dry out. Always work in the shade and, should the job require
a considerable time cover the roots with wet sacking. Always use healthy
young growth from the outer edges of the plant to replant.
Now is also the time to take cuttings.
Cut healthy growth about 5 cm long and cut just below a node or leaf stalk.
Remove the bottom leaves and place the cutting in a mixture of 2 parts sand
and 1 part peat, in sand alone or in palm peat after dipping the bottoms in
a suitable rooting compound. Press the soil firmly around the cuttings and
water well.
The following plants can be successfully propagated with cuttings:
Alyssum,
Centauria cineraria, Chrysanthenum
frutescens, Heliotropium
arborescens, Pelargonium and Penstemon
Indigenous plants indicated in green
All areas
- African daisy:
Height about 30 cm. Sunloving and fairly drought resistant.
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- Calendula
Height 45 cm. Popular cut flower. Do not let water get on the leaves after transplanting.
- Clarkia
Height 50 cm. Excellent garden flower and useful cut flower.
- Felicia
Height 30 to 35 cm. Yeilds mostly blue, 3 cm blooms mixed with white and purple. Short lived in hot climates. Good pot or bedding plant in cool locations.
- Godetia (Summer Azalea)
Height 30 cm. When plants reach the 7 to 8 leaf stage, pinch centre out and transplant 25 to 30 cm apart.
- Larkspurs
Popular cut flower also suited for drying. Sow in situ. Soil should be cool as high temperatures inhibit germinations. Place seed in the fridge for a few days prior to sowing.
- Linaria
Sow in situ, mix the fine seed with sifted sand to get an even distribution. Easy to grow and makes a lovely display in a very short time.
- Livingstone Daisies (Bokbaai vygies)
- Namaqualand Daisies
- Nemesia
Height about 25 cm.
Areas 1 and 5
PansiesHeight 15 to 20 cm. Ideal for rockeries, containers,edging and ground cover.
- Sweet peas
Soil preparation is very important! Excellent cut flowers. Sow in situ. If not planted against a fence it is good idea to use dry thorn branches instead of an artificial net. Dwarf bush varieties which do not require staking are also available
Areas 6 and 7
- Schizanthus (Poor-mans-orchid)
A beautiful and unusual flower for the Spring garden.
Hardy annuals 
that can now be planted in seed trays in warm and frost
free areas as well as the winter rainfall areas. The seedlings will flower
earlier when planted in spring.
- Agrostemma:
Height 100 cm. A good cut flower
- Alyssum:
One of the most popular plants for edging and ground cover. Height 7-10 cm.
- Anchusa (Cape Forget-Me-Not):
Height 30 cm,
- Ageratum (Floss Flower):
Ideal bedding plant and easy to grow. Plant these for earlier flowering and superior garden performance.
- Asters:
Excellent cut flowers as well as perfect bedding plants. Easy to grow.
- Bells of Ireland:
Height 75 to 80 cm. Large lime-green "flowers".
- Candy tuft:
- Canterbury bells:
- Centaurea:
Hardy perennials mainly grown for cutting.
- Clarkia:
Excellent garden flower which is also a useful cut flower. Height 50 cm.
- Cornflower:
Excellent cut flowers with long vase life.
- Delphinium:
Can be used as bedding and cut flowers. Often grown as an anual.
- Dianthus (Sweet William):
- Flax
- Foxglove
- Gaillardia:
Height 60-80 cm.Easy to grow and will withstand drought.
- Gilia
- Godetia (Summer Azalea):
Height 30 cm. When plants reach the 7 to 8 leaf stage, pinch centre out and transplant 25 to 30 cm apart.
- Hollyhock:
Tall perenial border plant for sunny backgrounds. Height 150-200 cm.
- Love-in-a-Mist
- Mignotte
- Mimulus:
A beautiful plant for borders, containers and hanging baskets.
- Paper daisy
- Petunia:
Early show of multiflora-sized blooms. High-voltage clours. Good in baskets and containers.
- Phlox:
Excellent for borders and mass bedding. Seed requires dark conditions for good germination. Germinate as cool as possible. High soil temperatures may inhibit germination.
- Pimpernel
- Poppies:
- Rudbeckia:
Excellent for large borders where they can be planted in clumps. Also a good cut flower. Height 60 cm.
- Salpiglosus:
Old fashioned colourful cut flower. Height 60 cm.
- Scabious:
Ideal for border or background planting. Height 80 cm.
- Snapdragons:
- Statice(Paper flower):
They can grown virtually throughout the year but seeds have a low germination percentage and 50% is considered good. Suitable for cutting and drying.
- Verbascum:
The first year blooming variety, Southern Charm, offers a blend of creamy yellow, soft lavender and peachy rose shades, each marked with a fuzzy purple "bee". The 60 to 70 cm stems hold florets arranged in pairs over a low-growing rosette of foliage. As the first floret dies, the second blooms, doubling the life of the flower spike. Drought tolerant and sun loving they hold their flowers well.
- Verbena:
Heat and drought tolerant. A popular plant for bedding, rockeries and containers. Cover the seed as darkness aids germination.
- Virginia stocks:
A dwarf bushy plant which makes a lovely show during the Winter and Spring. Can be sown in situ. Height 20 to 25 cm.
The following can still be planted if this was not done last month:See:
How to plant bulbs
- Gladiolus:
- Lachenalia hybrids:
- Velthemia:
As soon as it gets cooler near the end of this month you can also plant:
- Allium:
- Anemone:
- Aristea thyrsiflora:
- Babiana:
- Chincherinchee:
A 70 cm high decideous bulb with white or green to white flowers. A good cut flower.
- Cyrtanthus:
- Daffodil:
- Freesia:
- Grape hyacinth:
- Hyacinth:
- Ipheion:
- Iris:
- Ixia:
- Katsterte:
- Lycoris:
- Leucojum:
- Muscari:
- Narcissus:
- Ranunculus:
- Schizostylis:
- Snow flake:
- Sparaxis:
- Tritonia:
- Tulbaghia:
- Waterblommetjie:
Excellent plant for a garden pond. Flowers are edible.
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Click on the name for sowing and planting guides
You can plant the following vegetables in:
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To split a large bush
of perennials place two garden forks with the tines back to back in the bush
where you want to split it and pull the handles together.
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