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<strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>July</strong> <strong>14</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
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GARDENING<br />
Don’t let weather stop you from planting trees<br />
GOING INTO the middle of<br />
winter, air and soil temperatures<br />
are low, the soil is often very wet,<br />
and frosts are in many parts of<br />
southern New Zealand.<br />
<strong>July</strong> is the main month for<br />
planting new deciduous trees,<br />
shrubs, fruit trees and roses, and<br />
garden centres are now fully<br />
stocked with these plants. Always<br />
select high quality specimens<br />
and plant correctly with plenty of<br />
compost into the existing soil.<br />
In the vege patch, continue<br />
planting and harvesting broccoli,<br />
brussel sprouts, cabbages,<br />
cauliflower, silverbeet and<br />
spinach. Where soil conditions<br />
allow, you can start preparing the<br />
vege garden for spring planting.<br />
In late <strong>July</strong>, chop up and dig in<br />
green manure crops like lupins or<br />
mustard.<br />
If you have roses, complete<br />
your annual pruning, especially<br />
on bush or standards that<br />
produce flowers late into early<br />
winter such as Icebergs.<br />
Remove all dead and weak<br />
growth, clean out the centre of<br />
plants and prune to outward<br />
facing buds. Add fresh compost<br />
to the soil around the rose plant,<br />
but do not fertilise until spring<br />
arrives.<br />
In warmer, sheltered areas,<br />
citrus production should be<br />
in full swing, with clementine<br />
mandarins, lemons, limes and<br />
navel oranges all now maturing.<br />
Check your trees while picking<br />
fruit for any overcrowding or<br />
weak branches that should be<br />
removed. Check for any root<br />
stock growth and prune where<br />
required. For colder climates, use<br />
frost cloths to protect frost tender<br />
citrus.<br />
Give fruit trees a second winter<br />
clean up. Spray with a copper<br />
compound or lime sulphur to<br />
kill any overwintering fungal<br />
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Winter flowering annuals<br />
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