Fertilise existing ones with Tui Bulb Food.
Remember - fruit requires a position in full sun.Follow our Citrus Growing Guide for a bumper crop of juicy fruit. It's a great time to plant citrus including lemon, orange, lime and mandarin.Remove runners from strawberry plants and pot up into Tui Strawberry Mix ready for planting out in winter.Plant evergreen frost hardy fruits such as feijoa ( see our feijoa growing guide here) and Chilean guavas.Pick grapes, apples, Chilean guava, pears, rhubarb, walnuts, passion fruit, late peaches.
If you don’t have any Quash on hand, try cracked egg shells around seedlings or beer traps! If you can give up a small amount of your favourite ale – leave a wide jar in the garden that will attract slugs that will crawl in and drown.
Feed established plants once a month with Tui Organic Seaweed Plant Tonic.Harvest beans (all types except broad beans), beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, capsicums, carrots, cauliflowers, celery, chillies, courgettes, cucumbers, lettuce, marrows, peas, potatoes, sweetcorn, tomatoes.
Plant beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, cavolo nero, celery, kale, lettuce, radishes, rocket, spinach, silverbeet, spring onions, coriander, parsley, oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme.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).Sweetcorn - pull out plants once they have finished, and add the stems to the compost heap.Carrots - thin rows of carrots to ensure the roots develop evenly.Brussels sprouts - stake taller plants to prevent them from falling over.Beans - tie up floppy plants, and keep them well watered - they should keep producing for another month or so.
Find out how to make your own with our Beginner's Guide to Composting. Compost is also an excellent water saver.