Vegetable garden care in Australia

This article is written based on vegetable garden in Brisbane, Australia.

Garden Enemies

Here is the list of Garden enemies

1. Pests and Insects
2. Bad Weather
3. Animals
4. Diseases

Solutions

Pests and Insects

Common pests found in Australia are - Caterpillar - Spodoptera or yellow-striped armyworm, Caterpillar - Tobacco cutworm or Spodoptera litura, Grasshoppers. Butterflies and Moths lay eggs and when eggs are hatched, caterpillars are formed. Caterpillars eat the leaves and fruits of the plants. So to prevent this damage, block butterflies from laying eggs on plants by netting the plant. If netting is not possible, you can use polyhouse. If netting and polyhouse is not possible, then you will need to use pesticides to kill these pests. I would recommend using organic pesticides e.g. Dipel or Eco-Oil.

Bad weather

Bad weather can be very destructive. Especially in Australia, summer is very hot. Plants like brinjal, Tomatoes would not tolerate such heat. So polyhouse or shade is recommended. Main purpose of polyhouse or shade is that UV sunrays are blocked and plants are protected from direct sunlight.

Animals

You will need to protect your plants from animals. In Australia Possum can eat the leaves of plants. Apart from possum, there can be lots of other animals and reptiles like Lizards, Mice which can cause damage to crops. You can use netting or polyhouse to protect your plants from animals or reptiles.

Diseases

Most of diseases occur due to insufficient fertilizers or sunlight. So make sure that plants are getting enough nutrients.

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