VEGETABLE GARDENER'S DIARY - APRIL
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Tomatoes, capsicums and chillies will be coming to an end in cooler parts of the country, where the nights are beginning to draw in and the earliest frosts may start to appear. In warm regions, these crops will last another couple of months.
Replenish the soil with a new layer of compost, Tui Super Sheep Pellets andTui Vegetable Food.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
- Beans - tie up floppy plants, and keep them well watered - they should keep producing for another month or so.
- Brussels sprouts - stake taller plants to prevent them from falling over.
- Carrots - thin rows of carrots to ensure the roots develop evenly.
- Sweetcorn - pull out plants once they have finished, and add the stems to the compost heap.
- Tomatoes - in cold areas, pull out plants and leave any green fruits on a windowsill to ripen in the sun (this may take a few weeks).
SOW
- Broccoli, cabbages, cauliflowers, celery, lettuces, mesclun, radishes, rocket, spinach, silverbeet, coriander, parsley.
PLANT
- Beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflowers, cavolo nero, celery, kale, silverbeet, spinach, spring onions, coriander, parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme.
FERTILISE
- Feed established plants once a month with Seasol plant tonic.
SPRAY
- Mildew can be a problem on cucumbers, courgettes and marrows; spray with Tui Disease Control for Fruit & Veges to control it. Lay Tui Quash to control slugs and snails, and spray aphids and whitefly with Tui Insect Control for Fruit & Veges if they are still a problem. White butterflies and their hungry caterpillars will be lurking about too; deter these with derris dust.
HARVEST
- Beans (all types except broad beans), beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, capsicums, carrots, cauliflowers, celery, chillies, courgettes, cucumbers, lettuces, marrows, peas, potatoes, sweetcorn, tomatoes.
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