Spring is finally here, and it’s a welcome reprieve – the warmer weather means it’s the perfect time to get outside and enjoy gardening in spring. Whether you’re topping up on gardening supplies, mixing in a fresh compost, or adding a vegetable soil mix, these simple gardening tips will help set your garden up for a thriving season.
Quick Spring Checklist
- Feed your soil: Dig in plenty of compost a couple of weeks before planting. This gives the soil time to settle and makes sure your seedlings get the best start.
- Plant cool-season veggies: Carrots, spinach, peas, beetroot, and lettuce are perfect to sow now.
- Protect new seedlings: A light mulch keeps the soil moist and helps keep weeds at bay. Don’t forget to watch out for slugs and snails!
- Boost fruit trees and berries: Add compost or mulch around the base, and water it in well to fuel new spring growth.
- Plan ahead: Tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchinis love warm soil, so get your beds ready now with fresh compost or veggie mix so you’re set to plant later in spring.
1. Refresh and Feed Your Soil with Compost
Healthy soil = happy plants. After winter, your soil can be tired and compacted. Adding compost or topping up with veggie mix helps restore nutrients and improves structure so roots can grow deep and strong.
For large gardens or lifestyle blocks, ordering bulk compost, or a good vegetable soil mix makes it easy to spread across wide areas. For smaller urban spaces, handy garden veggie mix or compost bags are just right for raised beds, containers, or small veggie patches.
If you’re planting straight away, don’t worry, you can still plant directly into freshly added Gammans compost. But if you’ve got the time, adding compost a week or two before planting gives even better results.
2. Sow Your Early Crops
Cool-season vegetables love being planted now while the weather is mild. Think of peas climbing up a trellis, rows of crunchy carrots, or a patch of fresh spinach. These quick growers are the perfect way to get your garden producing early in the season.
3. Add Herbs and Colour
Fresh herbs like basil, parsley, and coriander are spring essentials. They don’t take much space and grow beautifully in pots or planter boxes. While you’re at it, add a splash of colour with flowers like marigolds or nasturtiums – they’re not just pretty, they help deter pests too.
4. Care for Fruit Trees and Berries
Fruit trees are waking up from their winter nap and need a little love. Spread good quality compost around the base, water it in well, and add a layer of mulch to hold in moisture. It’s also a great time for last-minute pruning to shape your trees and remove any dead or crossing branches.
Strawberries and other berries can be planted now too, and the sooner you get them in, the sooner you’ll be picking juicy fruit.
5. Tidy and Mulch
Give your garden a spring clean: clear away weeds, prune what needs pruning, and rake up winter debris. Once everything’s neat, add a layer of mulch or compost. Not only does it look great, but it also protects young plants and helps the soil stay healthy.
A Fresh Start for a New Season
At Gammans, we’ve got all the gardening supplies you need this spring . Whether you’re planting a big veggie patch, refreshing fruit trees, or filling pots with herbs. We offer bulk potting mix, bulk compost and bulk garden veggie mix for larger gardens and lifestyle blocks, as well as handy compost, potting mix or veggie mix bags for raised beds, pots and smaller spaces – so no matter the size of your garden, we’ve got you covered.
Spring is the season of growth, and a little prep now will mean big rewards later. Whether you’re planting a large veggie patch or refreshing fruit trees, using these gardening tips and adding compost or a fresh vegetable soil mix now will give your garden a solid start ahead of summer.
For smaller urban spaces, handy compost and potting mix bags or bags of vegetable soil mix are just right for raised beds, containers, pots or small veggie patches. If you’re not quite sure what your garden needs, come in and have a chat with our friendly team. We’d love to help you get your garden thriving this spring and make gardening in spring simple and enjoyable.