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Time To Water all vegtables need watering regularly and constantly this helps to boost yeilds and avoid disorders as well as preventing bolting ..... |
many crops are ready for harvesting now watch out for spinach, carrots, peas, beets and the unusual but tasty salsify |
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Water Lillies remove the dead foliage and blooms of waterlillies also cut back any marginal plants that are becoming unruly ..... |
if apparently healthy clematis suddenly collapse it could indicate clematis wilt, cut back all stems to ground level shade roots with deep mulch or stones |
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Beans get your skates on if your sowing french or runner beans in the south nows your last chance to sow them if you want a good yeild ..... |
stop outdoor cordon tomatoes to get ripe fruit by the end of summer cut the main stem just above the fourth flower truss |
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Water Pumps fountains waterfalls and other water features need to be left on during warm and muggy nights as oxygen levels can fall considerably ..... |
autumn flowering bulbs can be planted now in containers, these include autumn flowering crocuses, nerines and colchiums |
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Deadheading container plants such as petunias should be deadheaded regularly to prolong flowering this will stimulate the development of new buds ..... |
cut back the tips of lavender to prevent them from becoming woody and leggy dont cut into the woody growth as it will not produce new shoots |
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Wasps nothing is more unpleasant than dodging wasps in the garden, make a wasp trap from a jam jar or buy a proper one at your local garden centre ..... |
trim back early flowering ceanothus to keep plants compact this is better than hard pruning which many dont like |
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Ornamental Seedpods callistemon (bottlebrush) blooms may well be faded but dont deadhead plants as their seedpods are an ornimental feature in themselves ..... |
now is a good time to take semi ripe cuttings many trees and shrubs, hydrangeas, ceanothus escallonias, cystus & choisyas are easy to take |
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Hedges only trim hedges once you have checked double checked and even triple checked that there are no nesting birds in there ..... |
the secret to keeping shapes tight is to prune them little and often shears make a quick work but use hand held clippers for intricate work |
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School Holidays plan some gardening activities for the kids while on holiday, bug hunts, making compost flower painting, bulb planting, are all good fun ..... |
many greenhouse or conservatory plants benefit from being put outside for the summer this will stop them from baking under glass |
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Hover Flies plant limnanthes around your vegtable patch to attract hover flies who are good pest catchers they look like small wasps they do not sting ..... |
gardens produce lots of compostable material at this time of year make sure it rots down evenly turn your compost over regularly |
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How Many Fish In Your Pond work out how many fish to put in your pond allow 24 sq. in of water surface per each 1" of fish reduce the answer by 25% to allow for fish growth ..... |
harvest beetroot once the roots have reached your preferred size, golf ball size for baby beets and tennis ball size for sliced beets |
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