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Seasonal Advice
January - Top ten
tips
1) Time to get rid of that useless decaying lump in the corner
of the room. Once you’ve got rid of him, recycle your Christmas
Tree by shredding it for mulch.
2) Repair and reshape lawn edges! Use those Sandhill Vouchers
that your Aunty bought you in the Tool department, and treat
yourself to an edging knife to make it easier!
3) Prune back those apple and pear trees.
4) Start forcing rhubarb.
5) Don’t forget, it may be diet time for the rest of us, but
those birds still need feeding! Pay Dave a visit in his Garden Care
department, for the best in birdcare.
6) Now’s an ideal time to plant fruit trees and bushes. View our
range on our planteria today!
7) Get rid of aphids, apple suckers and scale insect by applying
a fatty acid-based winter wash to dormant fruit trees. Visit Dave
for advice.
8) Beware of leaving houseplants next to windowsills on frosty
nights. Move them, especially if they sit behind curtains.
9) Plant your roses and bare-rooted hedging plants.
10) Be sure to brush any excess snow from branches after heavy
fall. This will avoid splayed branches and damage.
February - Top ten
tips
1) Check out our range of High Quality ‘Thompson and Morgan’
Vegetable seeds, ready to be sown under cover this month.
2) Chit (That’s ‘Chit’) Potato Tubers.
3) Keep an eye on your winter flowering plants, and prune
those which have finished for the year.
4) Divide up bulbs and plant those that need it.
5) Protect any blossom on apricots and nectarines. Visit Mel for
advice.
6) Keep pesky birds away from your veg crops, with suitable
netting.
7) Prune your Wisteria.
8) Keep your unruly hardy hedges in check with a good prune!
9) It’s now possible to start laying turf, providing the ground
is not too wet or frozen.
10) Keep an eye out for downy mildew on Winter Pansies, and
remove any affected leaves.
March - Top ten tips
1) Look forward to great salads, stews and pies fresh from your
garden! Plant your shallots, onions and early spuds this month!
2) It’ll be here sooner than you think! Plan your vibrant
colours and warm aromas NOW by planting summer-flowering bulbs.
3) Bring your fish out of their winter blues! Crank up the
fountain, switch off your heater, and start feeding them again.
Little and often is best, to avoid algal blooms!
4) If you forgot to plant any new fruit trees, don’t panic! You
still have early March to get them established.
5) BUG HUNT! Check your soft fruit for Aphid Infestation and
DELETE WHERE APPLICABLE! Check our range of pesticides, and ask
Dave for advice for larger infestation.
6) Time to tidy up that allotment and get your veg sown! Don’t
forget, any sweet peppers, tomatoes, cucumber, aubergines, celery,
salads and globe artichokes need to be in a frost free environment,
preferably a greenhouse.
7) Keep pests at bay, the natural way! Attract wildlife to your
garden with our range of birdcare and wildlife habitats!
8) Check out our stock of herbaceous perennials! Now’s a great
time to get them planted!
9) Check your houseplants! Pot up if they’ve become Pot –
Bound.
10) Plant your rose bushes this month. Avoid Replant Disease by
steering clear of previously used areas.
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