June 19, 2008 at 3:14 am
· Filed under Tips Hints and Ideas
- Wallflower seeds should be sown in June or July for next spring – It pays to think ahead for the garden
- Deadhead plants that have flowered
- Occasionally water your plants with a solution of seaweed extract as a plant tonic and water newly sown seeds with a dilute solution as it helps germination
- After a prolonged rainy spell mulch your plants leaving a saucer effect to collect more water
- Water African violets and cape primroses from the bottom by placing pots in a shallow bowl to take up the water they need.
- With the increase in cost of all fuel plan what heat you need in the greenhouse this winter. hardier plants may survive in a cold greenhouse whilst tender plants may be over wintered in the house.
- If you have an unsightly boundary fence turn it into a ‘Fedge’. Weave Forsythia, Winter Jasmin and or Variagated Ivy (hedera canariensis) between the fence posts and palisades and get your cross between a hedge and a fence.
- For an aromatic low hedge try Rosemary the scent from which also confuses the carrot root fly
- Grow horseradish in drainpipes inserted vertically into the ground to get straight roots
- Your salads can be perked up with the thinning from salad crops and onions or leaves of other plants like the peppery taste of Nasturtium leaves
