10 gardening jobs to do in November
2021-10-18T13:50:12+11:00
As spring turns to summer, there’s lots to be done in the garden. Here are 10 jobs to keep you busy.
- Pick roses with long stems and bring them indoors to enjoy their fragrance and colour, and to encourage further blooming
- Check the mulch levels on your garden beds and pots, and top up any areas that have thinned out
- Sprinkle a light dusting of sulfate of iron around NSW Christmas bush to help deepen the colour of its bracts
- Prune proteas by cutting back the spent flower stems by about one third
- Keep compost heaps just damp by watering them regularly and covering them with old carpet
- Plant low-growing fan flowers (Scaevola spp.) in large containers where they’ll drape beautifully over the sides of the pot
- Complete as much planting as you can before the summer heat arrives
- Cut back honeysuckle and jasmine after their main flowering has finished
- Watch out for aphids, particularly on roses, citrus and brassicas
- Trim any remaining brown leaves from your spring bulbs once they have completely died down
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