COOL & TEMPERATE
VEGIES
• Plan for the upcoming summer heat — it will come! — by preparing shadecloth tents for your more sun-sensitive vegies and delicate petals.
• Even if it’s still cool, why wait to start planting herbs such as dill, oregano and Simon and Garfunkel’s favourites: parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme? In warmer zones, add basil, sweet or purple. Plant lemon balm and mint in pots to stop them taking over.
• If frosts are over, it’s also time to start planting some of summer’s big guns like beans, beetroot, capsicum, carrots, cucumber, eggplant,