A huge thank you to Kylie & Matt who have been working with the Eco-Warriors over the past two weeks making some very yummy rhubarb fizz!
This month in the fruit garden, the harvest period is coming to a close for pip and stone fruit and is just beginning for feijoas.
PICK
Feijoa, quince, apples, pears, rhubarb, passionfruit.
PLANT
Plant evergreen, frost-hardy fruits such as feijoa and Chilean guavas. See theTui Feijoa Growing Guide for more information.
Remember fruit requires a position in full sun. Shelter from prevailing winds is preferable.
Remember fruit requires a position in full sun. Shelter from prevailing winds is preferable.
TASKS
General
- Collect and compost any rotting fruit from under fruit trees.
- Check harvested fruit to make sure nothing is rotting, remove fruit as soon as its starts to decay.
- The rot can quickly spread throughout a whole harvest within a week or two.
Protect
- Aphids, whitefly and scale insects may be about, spray with Tui Insect Control for Fruit & Veges to control.
Weeds
- Keep orchards and the areas around fruit trees weed free.
- Only use weed sprays that are non-residual near fruit trees.
Mulch
- Add a layer of Tui Mulch & Feed around the base of fruit trees, to keep the soil warmer over the winter months and keep the area weed free.
- As the mulch rots down it adds nutrients to the soil as well.
