Gardening Calendar

Name: Baileys Fertilisers
Address: Perth, Western Australia
Telephone: (08) 9439 1688

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Gardening calendar March 2025

Autumn in Perth is like a second spring, and March is the ideal time to plant almost anything, including new shrubs, trees, ground covers, fruit & citrus, seeds for cool-season veggies and bulbs for a beautiful spring show. Feed the whole garden as warmth and moisture to make plants leap into growth and flower is readily available. Use a broad-spectrum, organic-based plant food like Baileys Soil Matters Garden. Happy Gardening!

Planting

Flowers & Ornaments

Time to plant spring flowering bulbs for the most miraculous flower show in town. Tulips and hyacinths need to go into the fridge for cold conditioning over 4 to 6 weeks. Place in paper bags in the vegetable crisper certainly not the freezer as this will likely kill the bulbs.
One idea is to plant your bulbs then over plant these with pansy viola or alyssum to give you colour in winter before the bulbs show their heads.
Sow seed of spring flowering bedding plants such as cineraria lobelia, pansy and perfumed stocks. If growing in pots or tubs, choose Baileys Premium Potting mix. If you are planting in the garden then amend the soil with generous quantities of Baileys Clay & Compost (for sandy soils) or Soil Improver Plus.

Vegetables & Herbs

Vegetable gardening makes good economic sense through autumn and winter as rain provides free water. This is a good time to clean up the vegetable patch get rid of vegie trash and prepare soil for the new seasons plantings. Add a 5 cm thick layer of composted Soil Improver Plus and dig in to a depth of 20cm.
Cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts are all members of the Brassica family and can be planted now, read our blog on How to Grow Brassicas in Western Australia.
In the southern half of Australia plant potatoes, artichokes and all members of the onion tribe including chive, onion, garlic, shallot, spring onion and leek. Also broad beans, sugar snap peas, silver beet, beetroot, radish, mustard, French beans, turnips and lettuce can go in now. Amend the soil with generous quantities of Baileys Clay & Compost (for sandy soils) or Soil Improver Plus.
Plant out sweet pea seeds for a wall of fragrance and winter colour. If going into clay soils sprinkle a dusting of garden lime to sweeten up the soil. Also remember to construct a substantial supporting frame.
Take cuttings of herbs these are generally easier than growing from seed and varieties such as basil, sage, thyme mint and oregano are generally very successful. Lemon grass can be divided.

Indoor Plants

For many of us over the past 12 months, our homes became the workplace, playground and sanctuary rolled into one so we've put together a list of our top 5 indoor plants for a little 2021 plantspiration, read our blog on 2021 Plant trends.
Use Baileys Indoor Premium Potting Mix or Baileys Premium Potting Mix depending on the location of your new plant - both are premium quality growing mixes featuring the red tickets - your guarantee they are made to the highest standard. Everything your plants need is in the bag.

Feeding

Soil

It is also time to feed the whole garden because the next few months are like a second spring and there is warmth and moisture to make plants leap into growth and flower. So out with Baileys Blood and Bone Mix or Baileys Soil Matters Garden; then spread the good news about.
Mulch with Moisture Mulch and lightly fertilise tropical trees as they are still growing. Baileys Grow It Local Fruit & Citrus fertiliser is formulated for promoting growth, flower and fruit production.

Vegetable & Herbs

Keep feeding and watering runner beans and peas with Baileys Soil Matters Garden, harvest regularly to get the maximum crop. Once finished cut the plant to the ground but leave the nitrogen rich root system to improve the soil.
Feed chillies and capsicum with an organic-based fertiliser like Baileys Soil Matters Garden, a small handful once a month is perfect, water in immediately.

Fruit & Citrus

All citrus trees are surface feeders and do not like root competition from trees or shrubs. They need to be fed little and often every three months. Use a quality all purpose granular fertiliser like Baileys Soil Matters Garden or Fruit & Citrus.
Almond, cherry and plum trees should be fed twice a year, once now then again in Spring, feed with an organic-based fertiliser like Baileys Soil Matters Garden.
Avocadoes should be fed every 3 months, little and often.