Gardening Tips for this coming Week

1. Polytunnels and greenhouses can be fumigated with Midi Fortefog smoke which is simple placed in the centre of your greenhouse or polytunnel – Light the canister and close the door. The treatment will kill off any greenfly, black fly, aphids and attacking insects.

2. Plant Early seed potatoes including Sharpes express home guards, Duke of York and epicures now for some great tasting early potatoes in early summer. These early varieties can be planted in containers or raised beds.

3. Organic Slug pellets – called Slug Death which contain ferric Phosphate kills slugs and snails effectively without killing other garden visitors including birds. After use it returns to the soil as beneficial iron and phosphate. Great to use in the vegetable and herb garden and also useful in polytunnels and greenhouses.

4. Time to plant Tomato plants – Moneymaker – Alsa Craig, Sweet 100 and tumbler tomato plants are ready for planting into grow bags or tomato pots

5. Plant some instant colour into the garden now – Pansies – Primulas, spring flowering bulbs and blue aubrietia are all flowering now and ideal for adding much needed spring colour.

6. Plant Garlic, Onion and Shallots now in ridges or drills in your veg garden.

7. Summer flowering bulbs are ready to plant – Dahlias, Begonias, Cutting gladioli, cannas lilies, scented lilies and paeonia roses are ready to plant now

8. Baby plants of Petunias, busie Lizzies, blue lobelia, fuchsias and marigolds are now ready for potting up. Simply pot on the baby plants into small pots and leave on your window sill to grow on.

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