Queanbeyan Leader in Queanbeyan, New South Wales

Early Season Garden Notes From A Rural Almanac

The excerpt outlines January weather expectations with warnings of severe winter and frost. It lists kitchen garden crops for sowing and care such as cabbage, spinach, celery, lettuce, radish, mustard, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, peas, and cauliflower. It also mentions grasses and forage crops, green manures, and lawn/flower garden tasks. Specific advice includes sowing pansies and carnations, transplanting seedlings, staking tall plants, and pest control like bandaging infected fruit and spraying aphids. Ground preparation for bus planting is recommended.