Only 2 days of Winter left. What are Keith & Elisabeth’s recommendations for early Spring gardening?Clean up tools with Lanox & oil handlesAdd compost. If you don’t have your own, try Clyde's CompostWeed, feed and mulchPrune your perennials & ornamental grassesUse a soil thermometer to check for optimum planting time Divide and replant perennialsTreat fruit trees as required eg. Leaf curl on peaches/nectarines with Kocide and Shot leaf on apricots with a lime sulphur productTrim back citrus trees without cutting off flowersUse the moon calendar to time the cutting back of your hedgesDon’t remove spent leaves of bulbs. These are important for next year’s flowersCheck the soil temperatures for optimum planting timesLook to buy and planting bare-rooted trees. Prepare your soil with  Rooster Booster, Charlie Carp, Power Feed. Avoid granular fertilisers! Neutrog Gyganics is a good choice for citrus.Fertilise Kikuyu, Couch or Buffalo lawn with Rooster Booster, aerate with broad fork (we recommend F.D Ryan's), leave for 2 weeks, then mow on lowest settingTreat for pests such as Citrus Leaf Miner, Citrus Scale, earwigs, white flies, aphids, Red Spider Mite with ECO Neem and treat Black Spot on roses with Lime Sulphur Plant strawberry runners.Where you can find all things Muddy Boots!Website: https://www.muddyboots.net.au/Instagram: www.instagram.com/muddybootspodcast/ Facebook: Muddy Boots Podcast | Facebook

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