2019 - Page 5 of 6 - Andrea Whitely Garden Consultant

Well, I’m not sure exactly what happened to March, 2019, it was a funny month here in Perth with still warm days which were actually quite humid. Let’s blame it on the moon.

While the other half of the country is still suffering the effects of the terrible drought, things have been pretty mild over here. It is a great time to get out into the garden in Perth …almost like a second spring.

Here are 5 things that might have happened in your garden in March that you may want to take a look at.

Fungal Disease

Have you noticed some weird things happening to the leaves of your plants? Humid weather = Fungal disease. Furry white powder on hydrangeas, roses or tomatoes, say? Then that’s powdery mildew which is a fungal disease and can be treated with Eco Fungicide by OCP. It’s organic so is safe to use on edibles. You could also use a copper spray.

We have just celebrated Australia Day down under and a lovely long weekend that saw most of us enjoying sunshine and family activities.

This time of the year can be pretty hot in most parts, up in the NorthWest it is hot and wet and further down south it is dry and hot. It’s great cricket and beach weather for sure but it’s also great gardening weather. You see, we are not all about drinking beer and eating BBQ’d sausages!

We have had some warm weather but actually, it has been a pretty mild summer in Western Australia so far, so, it is absolutely great (mate) for planting things in your garden.

Here’s 5 Australian plants that will be perfectly happy if planted during late January and early February.

Scaevola crassifolia ‘Aussie Spirit’

Year: 2019

Where did March Go?

Plant Something Australian!