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Tips for Growing Food in April

Dig over the cleared areas and add compost or Veggie Mix plus some sheep pellets to replenish
organic matter ahead of new planting
Plant cold hardy vegetables - cabbage, broccoli, silver beet, carrots and Chinese greens
Fork some compost around everything in the garden
Time to sow a green crop - generally lupins and mustard seed - lupins must be dug in when knee
height before they flower
Seed -saving - the seed from any heritage/heirloom vegetables may be saved and stored in paper
envelopes or bags in a cool dry area. However, many modern vegetables are hybridized so they may not seed true to last season. For tomato seeds rub them in a sieve to get rid of pith and dry before storing

Nature's Best -the planting season of the year. The soil is warm and moist and there is time to
establish plants before the cold hits.
Fork some compost around everything in the garden
Early flowering camellias (sasanqua varieties) begin their flowering season from now on. They're generally free of petal blight disease and beautifully perfumed. Excellent for medium height hedges
Baby cyclamen and the traditional polyanthus seedlings are available in punnets in the garden
centres - brilliant for some winter groundcover where bright colour is needed