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Plant
bedding plants out |
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In the last week of May as long as there
is no forecast of frost, you can start planting
your summer bedding out that you have just
purchased from the garden centre. An hour
before planting water the plants in their
containers and remember to water after planting.
If you have grown bedding plants from seed
in the greenhouse then slowly harden them
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Weeding |
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Keep weeding by hoeing or hand weeding with
a trowel.
Methods of controlling weeds...
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Primulas |
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After Flowering dig up & divide Primulas.
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Flowering
Currants (Ribes) & Forsythia |
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Flowering currant and forsythia shrubs can
be pruned as soon as they have finished
flowering. With both these shrubs you should
Remove one -third of the oldest flowering
stems. If your shrubs are very old you can
rejuvenate them by cutting them back to
nearly ground level, but it could take several
seasons for them to flower again.
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Pinching
Out Your Fuchsia |
Pinching out the tips of your fuchsia will
encourage it to become more bushier.
For each tip you take off two side shoots
will develop and in turn will produce flowers.
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Stake
herbaceous perennials |
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Tall growing plants such as Delphinium,
Lupin and monkshood need a frame work of
canes and string around then to help prevent
them been damaged by winds. May can be a
very stormy month. |
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Hanging
baskets |
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Plant up hanging
baskets in the greenhouse. Give shrubs,
trees, and borders some compost.
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Roses |
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Keep bugs away with a regular check and
a systemic insecticide spray. |
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This
month you can plant: |
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Gladioli bulbs, Dahlia tubers, sweet peas
& tomatoes.
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| Apply
weed killer |
Apply weed killer to paths and drive ways
during dry weather.
Trim winter flowering heathers with the
shears. |
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Take
cuttings |
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Take cuttings from fuchsias, geraniums and
other tender plants.
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