Tips for July 2024
July 1, 2024 10:14 am Comments Off on Tips for July 2024Harvest summer fruiting raspberries and as they finish cut out fruited canes. Thin and tie in new ones to support... View Article
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Tips for June 2024
May 28, 2024 9:36 am Comments Off on Tips for June 2024To encourage plenty of embryo figs, which will ripen next year, pinch or prune off the tips of new fig... View Article
Tips for May 2024
April 30, 2024 3:07 pm Comments Off on Tips for May 2024Check Box plants regularly for evidence of damage from box tree moth caterpillars (webbing and defoliation). Remove any caterpillars that... View Article
Tips for April 2024
March 31, 2024 11:48 am Comments Off on Tips for April 2024Remove faded daffodil and tulip flowers, nipping off the heads and seed pods. Leave foliage to die back naturally. This... View Article
Tips for March 2024
February 28, 2024 10:48 am Comments Off on Tips for March 2024March is the latest time to buy and plant bare root trees, shrubs and hedging plants which tend do be... View Article
Tips for February 2024
January 28, 2024 1:57 pm Comments Off on Tips for February 2024Lift and divide snowdrops (Galanthus) and winter aconites (Eranthis) once they finish flowering. Cut down all of last year’s autumn... View Article
Tips for January 2024
January 2, 2024 1:43 pm Comments Off on Tips for January 2024Sow sweet peas for flowering in early summer, in a frost free greenhouse. Use deep pots or old toilet rolls.... View Article
Tips for December 2023
November 28, 2023 12:28 pm Comments Off on Tips for December 2023Prevent premature leaf drop by placing cut Christmas trees in water. Always position trees away from heat and water container... View Article
Tips for November 2023
October 31, 2023 4:41 pm Comments Off on Tips for November 2023Plant tulips this month. Plant to 2 or 3 times the bulbs depth, but much deeper is fine if you... View Article
Tips for October 2023
September 30, 2023 10:23 am Comments Off on Tips for October 2023For early flowers, sow sweet peas indoors this month or next. Sow seed in root trainers or 9cm pots.. Keep... View Article