Dal’s Gardening Tips for Spring

Spring is the perfect time for a garden refresh, and who better to guide you than Dal, the landscaping expert and co-founder of Akers of Lawn? With his extensive knowledge, Dal has shared essential gardening tips to help you make the most of this vibrant season. His advice will walk you through soil preparation, planting, and pruning, setting you up for a thriving garden. Read on for expert insights on nurturing your spring vegetables, caring for roses, and achieving stunning blooms.

  • Preparing the soil for gardening is crucial. We recommend adding compost to help retain moisture in the subsoil.

compost in soil

  •  Incorporate chook manure thoroughly into the soil to improve air and oxygen flow. This step is essential for creating an optimal environment for planting spring vegetables.
  • As we approach tomato-growing season, proper preparation now will yield better results throughout the summer. We recommend to wait until the soil warms up before planting tomatoes to avoid stressing the plants.
  • If you haven’t pruned your roses yet, the sooner you do so the better!

prune roses

  • Roses that were pruned last month will start sprouting new growth so be sure to keep an eye out for Aphids as they tend to attack young shoots.
  • As the day temperature begin to rise this month, start to mow the lawn a little more often just taking the tips off as this will promote the health of the new grass.
  • Around the end of August, Hydrangeas will start to show signs of growth and now is the time to decide if you want pink or blue flowers, or the traditional white blooms. Add dolomite to the soil for pink and aluminium sulphate if you prefer blue flowers.
  • Plant carrot, celery, chives, thyme, sage, radish, parsley, onion, lettuce, turnip and asparagus crowns this month.

vegetable garden

 

Happy Gardening, Adelaide! As always, thank you for your support!

Dal Akers.