Gardening Ideas for Autumn
At Materials In The Raw, we're passionate about landscaping! Gardening and landscaping are closely related. We've thrown together some gardening ideas to help you grow the best plants and vegetables this Autumn. Whether you're planning an extensive garden design, a more modest vegetable garden, or just simply looking for gardening ideas, this article will provide you with great insight into Autumn gardening in Australia.
Most seasoned gardeners appreciate the mild coolness autumn offers when spending time in the garden. It’s a time to plant our gardens with vegetables that will be harvested during winter and spring. The cooler seasons are ideal for growing plants that tend to attract summer pests like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.
Here’s a guide for what to plant in Sydney in autumn.
If you have a balcony garden, try:
- Kale – start in seed trays in a protected area
- Radish
- Bok choy
- Spinach
- Rocket
If you have a plot of soil, try:
- Parsley
- Silverbeet
- Peas and snow peas
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
Here is the essential Autumn gardening task list:
1. Make new plants from cuttings. Take 10cm cuttings from hardwood herbs such as rosemary and bay or natives such as banksias, grevillea and coastal rosemary. Remove the lower leaves, dip cuttings into hormone powder and pot in small containers of premium potting mix. Keep just moist and shelter from strong wind and sun.
2. Trim hedges before the onset of winter to keep them compact and bushy from ground level.
3. Check your lawn and make sure any weeds you sprayed last month are dying. Repeat the treatment if necessary. Aerate the lawn with a garden fork and scatter lime lightly over it. This sweetens the soil after many years of lawn food application. Rejuvenate tired lawns with an autumn feeding to ready them for the onset of cool winter weather.
4. Transfer the leaves that fall on your garden and lawn to the compost bin on a regular basis, otherwise they will smother your plants and grass.
5. Divide evergreen perennials. Lift them from the soil, divide at the root and re-plant into well-conditioned soil.
At Materials In The Raw we stock a wide variety of gardening products that you'll need this Autumn. To learn more and take a look at what gardening and landscape supplies we offer click the link below.
https://materialsintheraw.com.au/shopping-yard/landscaping-supplies/gardening-products
Enjoy your gardening this Autumn and remember to always wear sun protection when gardening in Australia.
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About Materials in the Raw
Materials in the Raw (MITR) was established at Casula in 1988 as a bulk Landscaping materials distributor reselling sand, soil, gravel and mulches. MITR specialises in the supply of landscaping and building materials from multiple locations in the Sydney Metropolitan Area.
We deliver paving supplies to all Sydney regions including: Sydney City, Canterbury-Bankstown, Eastern Suburbs, Forest district, Hills district, Inner West, Macarthur, Northern Beaches, Lower North Shore, Upper North Shore, Northern Suburbs, South, western Sydney, Southern Sydney, St George, Western Sydney and Greater Western Sydney. If you are would like paving supplies delivered outside of Sydney please contact us for delivery prices
Our Sydney outlets are located at:
Chullora: Corner Hume Highway and Davidson Street
Guildford: Corner Ruby and Oxford Streets
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Our experienced and enthusiastic staff will work with you to make sure you get the job done in the right way. All MITR employees are trained on a regular basis so they are up to date with the latest products, trends and tips.
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