The birds are noisier, the days are getting longer and nursery men and woman all over Melbourne are getting up earlier and getting home later. Football may have level pegging with gardening at the moment, but pretty soon it will be over and done with and gardening once again will be the most performed outdoor activity. So take a deep breath, sharpen up the shears and head out into the final frontier – your garden. (at this point of the article a fanfare of trumpets would have been good, so maybe just try and imagine some).
Plants will start to grow now, so they will need a feed. Remember to water a plant before feeding it, as feeding a dry plant can cause it harm. There are many types of fertilisers, so it is worth having a look at some:
