October

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Preparing	Harvesting

Planting	Herbs
Amaranth Artichokes Asparagus Beans (frost tender) Beetroot Burdock Cape Gooseberry(frost tender) Carrot Chicory Chinese Cabbage Corn (frost tender) Cucumber (frost tender) Daikon Endive Fennel Horseradish Jerusalem Artichokes Kohlrabi Kumara (frost tender) Lettuce Leeks Mustard Greens Parsnip Potato (frost tender) Pumpkin (frost tender) Radish Rhubarb Rocket Salsify Silverbeet Spring Onions Strawberry Plants Sunflower Turnip Yacon Yam Transplant: Broccoli Cabbage Capsicum (frost tender) Cauliflower Celeriac Celery Chilli Peppers (frost tender) Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Parsnips Passionfruit (frost tender) Potatoes (frost tender) Rhubarb Silverbeet Tamarillos (frost tender) Tomato (frost tender) Watermelon (frost tender)	Angelica Basil (frost tender) Borage Chives Coriander Dill French Tarragon Lemon Balm Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Summer Savory Sweet Marjoram (prepare) Transplant: Mint Thyme Winter Savory
Maintenance
Late frosts are still a thing – protect young plants Prepare the garden for planting sweetcorn Prepare pumpkin patch by adding manure Potash around passionfruit Persimmon will benefit from liquid fertiliser through spring and early summer Feed veges with liquid fertiliser such as comfrey or seaweed tea, worm wees. Set codling moth traps. cut 30cm strip of corrugated cardboard and wrap around base of tree – corrugations on inside fairly loosely. Check for grubs late December and late February Check for wooly aphids on apples. paint aphids with methylated spirits Check for scale on citrus Spray grapevines with milk to protect from powdery mildew (1 part milk – 10 parts water sprayed on leaves – also works on roses) Protect seedings from slugs and snails