Late summer rains should now be regularly watering our gardens and with luck, temperatures should be starting to cool off a bit making this an ideal time to get out in the garden to establish new plants and make the most of the moist soil.

This article addresses the following topics:

• Vegetables
• Annuals
• Ponds
• Weeds

Special information is provided for:

• Commonly Used Home Remedies
  Seasonal pest and disease control at a glance
• Vegetable planting schedule for February, March and April for subtropics and tropics
• Annual planting schedule for February, March and April
• Perennial Vegetable Planting Guide
• Cabbages are Kings:
  • Black Tuscan Kale
  • Red Russian Kale
  • Red Cabbage
  • Savoy Cabbage
• Colourful Foliage:
  • Caricature Plant (Graptophyllum excelsum cultivars)
  • Cordyline (Cordyline fruticosa cultivars)
  • Croton (Codiaeum variegatum var. variegatum cultivars)
  • Fijian Fireplant, Saltbush (Acalypha wilkesiana cultivars)
• Sun Loving Bromeliads:
  • Aechmea blanchetiana ‘Rubra’
  • Aechmea distichantha var. shlumbergeri
  • Aechmea ‘Little Harve’
  • Empress of Brazil (Alcantarea imperialis)
  • Variegated Red Pineapple (Ananas comosus
    var. bracteatus ‘Striatus’)
  • Neoregelia compacta
  • Neoregelia ‘Noble Descent’