- Transplant roses that are planted in too much shade or in the wrong position. (see Ludwig’s Roses on You Tube via ludwigsroses.co.za)
- Rake up all fallen leaves and add them to the compost heap or store in bags to make rich leaf compost.
- Remember to water flowers and vegetables as early as possible in the morning so the leaves are dry by evening.
- Protect tender leafy vegetables with frost cloth if very cold weather or frost is predicted.
- Plant winter colour in sunny beds … pansies, violas, petunias (in dry winter areas), poppies and calendulas. For shade or semi-shade areas, plant primulas.
- Feed winter leafy vegetables with a nitrogen-rich liquid fertilizer.
- Stake broad beans and Brussels sprouts.
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