Good Organic Gardening

THINGS TO DO IN JANUARY

COOL & TEMPERATE

VEGIES

• Fruit fly are more active as crops ripen. Use organic baits and traps or cover individual fruit with exclusion bags. Clean up fallen fruit. As fruit fly is spreading to fruit-fly-free areas, watch for signs of attack. Use fruit-fly traps to monitor for their presence.

• Set up systems to manage heat stress so plants can grow for longer and remain healthy. A temporary shade screen prevents sun damage and reduces the effects of hot, dry winds. On heatwave days, move potted

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Good Organic Gardening

Good Organic Gardening3 min read
The Essential Ingredient
It’s hard to think of a dinner I cook that doesn’t include garlic. I love the stuff — and homegrown really does taste so much better than store bought. It may be a slow grower but the great thing about it is that in a 1m2 space, with very little effo
Good Organic Gardening1 min read
Garden To Table
This is an edited extract from Healthiest Vegetables by Emily Ezekiel, published by Hardie Grant Books. Available in stores nationally. Photography by Issy Croker. Healthiest Vegetables focuses on 15 of the most nutrient-rich vegetables, including sw
Good Organic Gardening3 min read
Cover To Cover
By Ulrika Grönlund, Hardie Grant, $34.99 Originally a mountain wildflower from Mexico and Guatemala, the lovely dahlia was a feature of Aztec gardens and, like Montezuma’s gold, was plundered by the Spanish conquistadors and spirited off to Europe. S

Related