Archive for the 'Gardening Calendar' Category
Garden Tasks in January
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Now is the time to plan for success. What grew well last year? What didn’t do so well? All this will feed into the decisions you need to make now. The seed catalogues should have landed on your doormat by now, so make the most of the cold weather and do some armchair gardening. If [...]
Garden Tasks in November
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011November is a time to sieze the moment. If it’s sunny get out in the garden and get as much as possible done, the weather can turn very quickly! It’s heartbreaking to lose tender plants by failing to bring them indoors before the first frosts.
Garden Tasks in September
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011Autumn is here, but it’s a productive time in the garden. Here are some of the jobs you need to do this month.
Garden Tasks in August
Monday, August 1st, 2011Pest Control Keep birds off ripening fruit with colourful windmills, streamers and even old CDs strung from string to sparkle in sunlight. Apply Vine Weevil nematodes to container grown plants. Vine weevils damage plant roots and cause the plant to suddenly die. Prevention is essential. Sowing Now Seeds Suitable to Sow Outside: cauliflower, lettuce, onions, [...]
Garden Tasks in July
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Fruit and vegetable garden tasks for July.
Garden Tasks in June
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Pest Control Keep up with the slug and snail control. If you are using slug nematodes make sure you reapply them every 6 weeks for maximum protection. Make sure you’ve got your Codling Moth Traps in place for your apple and pear trees. Keep birds off ripening fruit with colourful windmills, streamers and even old CDs [...]
Garden Tasks in May
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011Pest Control If you haven’t started using biological controls yet then now is the time to buy them. The soil is now warm enough to use slug nematodes, vine weevil nematodes and ant nematodes.
Garden Tasks in April
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011It’s going to be a busy month in the garden. Sowing & Transplanting Outside: Broad beans, beetroot, kale, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, calabrese, carrots, cauliflower, celery, coriander, lettuce, onions, parsley, parsnips, peas, mange tout, potatoes, radish, spinach, swiss chard, turnip.
Garden Tasks in March
Monday, February 28th, 2011Spring at last and it’s time to get out in the garden again. Sowing & Transplanting Outside: Broad beans, kale, broccoli, brussel sprouts, calabrese,
Garden Tasks in February
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011Work in the garden in February is very much dependant on the weather. Use your common sense when deciding what to do. If it feels like the middle of a Siberian winter then ignore the calendar and wait till the weather warms up a bit. Sowing & Transplanting If you want to grow alpine strawberries [...]