Tips for January 2021
December 29, 2020 1:56 pmPrune established Gooseberry, Red and White Currant bushes now. Remove dead wood and low lying shoots, then prune side shoots... View Article
Prune established Gooseberry, Red and White Currant bushes now. Remove dead wood and low lying shoots, then prune side shoots... View Article
Prune grapevines this month to avoid bleeding from pruning cuts which can reduce vigour. For early tender stems, force rhubarb... View Article
Plant tulip bulbs for spring flowers. Plant to a depth of 6″. Start winter pruning of apple and pear trees.... View Article
Cut down Asparagus stems as they turn yellow and mulch with well rotted farmyard manure or garden compost. Plant rhubarb... View Article
At the end of the month cut down asparagus foliage. Plant spring flowering bulbs such as crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and... View Article
Complete summer pruning of currant bushes. Cut summer fruited raspberry canes down to soil level. Tie in healthy canes for... View Article
Thin overcrowded apples, pears and plums. If you do this now it means you will get larger and better quality... View Article
Plant out sweet corn 16″ apart but in blocks rather than rows as this aids pollination by the wind. Finish... View Article
Continue to earth up potatoes until June. Lift and divide overcrowded daffodil clumps. Gently separate offsets from parent plants and... View Article
If you did not prune your Lavender last autumn. do so now, using secateurs or shears to remove spent flower... View Article