It’s hot and often humid in January, which is great growing weather, so you’ll need to be vigilant keeping weeds in check and vines under control. Also, watch out for fungal problems and pests as now is the time when they can quickly explode in numbers to devastating effects.
And here’s the tip; don’t dig, stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day and instead use the time to do things that work best in hot weather, or at least can be achieved in the early hours of the morning or cooler evening hours.
Weeds
Summer weeds are luscious. So well do they grow it almost seems a shame to waster them…so don’t, turn them into great compost instead. Many weeds are full of nitrogen and break down quickly in a hot compost to provide a rich feed for your garden – but you have to make sure you’re not including pernicious weeds…keep your system turned regularly and it should be hot enough to kill of most weed seeds, but leaving out onion grass, onion weed and oxalis bulbs is prudent! Our Hungry Bins are great at turning your weeds to feed in no time.