July’s Garden – this episode of Muddy Boots highlights essential winter gardening tasks to prepare for spring. Keith emphasises pruning deciduous plants, planting bare-rooted trees and roses, and improving soil with compost and additives. He recommends planting ornamentals, bulbs, and winter vegetables like brassicas and root crops. Pest control, mulching, and lawn care are also key, along with frost protection. Overall, staying active in winter ensures healthier plants and stronger growth in the coming season.

PLANTS (Recommended by Keith)

• Lagerstroemia indica — Crape myrtle
• Magnolia spp. — Magnolia
• Acer palmatum — Japanese maple
• Acer platanoides — European maple
• Acer saccharum — Canadian maple (sugar maple)
• Paeonia spp. — Peony (both bush and herbaceous types)
• Nerine spp. — Nerine
• Ranunculus asiaticus — Ranunculus
• Brassica oleracea (various groups) — Brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale)
• Spinacia oleracea — Spinach
• Lactuca sativa — Lettuce
• Coriandrum sativum — Coriander
• Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis — Wombok (Chinese cabbage)
• Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis — Pak choy
• Quercus spp. — Oak
• Fraxinus spp. — Ash
• Liquidambar styraciflua — Liquidambar
• Rosa spp. — Roses
• Primula × polyantha — Polyanthus
• Viola spp. — Violet
• Primula spp. — Primula
• Brassica rapa subsp. rapa — Turnip
• Allium cepa — Onion
• Beta vulgaris — Beetroot
• Raphanus sativus — Radish
• Pisum sativum — Peas (including snow peas)

PRODUCTS / TOOLS with hyperlinks

• MycoGold (BioStim)
  
  
  
• Clyde Compost
  
  
  
• Eco Neem
  
  
  
• Eco Oil
  
  
  
• Monash Rock Dust
  
  
  
• Neutrog “Who Flung Dung”
  
  
  
• Neutrog Sudden Impact for Lawns
  
  
  
• FD Ryan Broadfork
  
  
  

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