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CURRENT GARDEN JOBS

 

Currently in the garden there are a variety of little jobs to be done here is a list:

 

(there is much more)

 

  • • If you haven't done so already, cut back the fruited canes of your summer fruiting raspberries, leaving the new green canes for next year’s crop

  • Now is the perfect time to order strawberry runners and plant up a strawberry patch for cropping next year

  • Clear the straw from around the base of strawberry plants to increase ventilation

  • To test when apples are ripe gently lift them in the palm of your hand or give them a gentle pull - they should come away easily

  •  Remove any diseased fruits from branches or the ground as they will carry any infections over next year

  • Wrap glue bands around the trunks of apple trees to trap winter moth females

  •  If your greenhouse is fairly empty now is a good time to clean and disinfect it

  • Reuse spent compost from annual container displays as a mulch on the garden

  • Plant autumn onion sets for cropping next summer

  • Protect autumn cauliflower heads from frost by wrapping the outer leaves around them and securing with string

 

Remeber if you have any problems or concerns contact us on the contact page so I can help. If you don't ask I can't relpy!

FRUIT OF THE MONTH

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The Fruit of the month is:

 

BELLA F1 HYBRID CUCUMBER

 

This all female greenhouse variety produces good yields of long, 35cm (14") fruits with a superb cucumber flavour and no bitter aftertaste. With a vigorous habit and good tolerance to powdery mildew, Cucumber 'Bella' makes a reliable variety when grown in an unheated greenhouse against supports.

 

These seeds should be sown in March/April in a greenhouse.

 

These are available from Thompson and Morgan for £3.99

When setting up or maintaining a garden with little or no expericence it can be really daunting and can put people off from strating there own vegatable plot. This is where the next few pages come in useful. These pages will give an overview of what to do and what to avoid doing when setting up a new vegetable plot and how to maintain one with a step by step guide running through the year.

TIPS & TRICKS

VEGETABLE OF THE MONTH

 

The Vegetable of the month is:

 

RADISH ROUGETTE

 

An RHS AGM variety producing globe shaped roots with ruby red skins and crisp, succulent flesh. Radish 'Rougette' has short tops making it well suited to growing in frames or under cloches for the earliest radishes of the season. Make successional sowings throughout the spring and summer months for a longer cropping period. This variety can also succesfully be grown in containers.

 

These are currently not able to be grown

 

These are available from Thompson and Morgan for CURRNELY ONLY 99p (normaly £1.29)

 

 

October

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