Enjoying the last summer month before autumn is a must – but between the heat of the day, remember to give your garden a bit of love, too. Don’t forget those weeds and keep on top of watering!
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PLANT NOW
Vegetables
Chillies
Our large-grade, super-hot chillies are available now – including Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Scorpion, and Habanero. Plant them out into larger pots or in the garden as they produce fruit.
Herbs
Plant herbs and leafy veggies such as basil, lettuce, coriander, parsley, and spinach, but make sure to keep them well-watered.
Seedling
Start planting out winter crops at the end of February, including broccoli, cauliflower, and silverbeet.
Fruit
Grapes
February is the best time to get grapes into the ground, best planted against a trellis, wall, or pergola in full sun.
Passionfruit
You can still plant passionfruit in fertile, free-draining soil rich in compost. Ensure it is in a spot with good airflow and avoid wetting the foliage when watering.
Feijoa
Plant two different varieties of feijoa to ensure good pollination. Plant an earlier season and a slightly later season variety to extend your harvest, or plant the Unique variety on its own for self-fertilised fruit.
Trees and Shrubs
Fragrance
Add scented plants to your garden by planting some evergreen star jasmine, gardenias, or the tropical climber stephanotis.
Tropical Plants
Have a colourful tropical oasis at home by planting gorgeous trumpet-flowered Mandevilla, vireya, frangipani, hibiscus
Flowers & Perennials
Instant Colour
Add a plethora of colours by planting beautiful annual flowers, including petunias, dianthus, penstemon, marigolds, and gazanias.
Perennials
Plant flowering perennials now to enjoy their gorgeous blooms until the end of autumn. Petunias, geraniums and alstroemeria are along with the most popular varieties.
Spring bulbs
While spring is still a while away, the first bulbs should be planted from February until late June. Daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinth will be hitting the shelves soon!
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TEND
Vegetables
Water and feed your veggies well to help plants stay healthy and productive; they will be less vulnerable to pest insects and disease. Feed tomatoes, chillies and eggplants once every two weeks with Kings Tomato Food and try to avoid wetting the foliage.
Fruit Trees
Water fruit trees deeply once a week and make sure they are mulched well to suppress weeds to lock moisture into the soil. Once fruiting finishes, give your tree a light prune for better airflow.
Flowers
Water and feed your flowering plants regularly; deadhead spent blooms, especially on hydrangea and roses.
Lawns
To retain moisture, sprinkle SaturAid across the grass. Use Weed N Feed to get rid of moss and feed established lawns.
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HARVEST
You can still harvest your Reed and Hass avocados, as well as delicious cape gooseberries, passionfruit, capsicum, chillies, melons, sweetcorn, tomatoes, beans, and berries. Yum! Looking for more help or expert garden advice? Come instore to talk to our friendly staff,
or give us a call on 0800 PLANTS for general inquiries.
