Jobs for the week
:: Clean and tidy your garden shed.
:: Continue to lift rhubarb roots and leave them exposed to frost before bringing in and forcing.
:: Take cuttings from conifers.
:: Order seeds and young plants from mail order companies.
:: Start keeping a gardening diary and record book and update it each week.
Story continues
:: Water plants sparingly in the greenhouse during cold weather.
:: Continue to dig over borders and vegetable plots if weather permits.
:: Prune greenhouse grapevines while dormant.
:: Prepare celery trenches, digging in plenty of compost.
:: Buy seed potatoes, shallots and onion sets. Sow onions in a heated propagator.
:: Cover up soil needed for early sowings with cloches to warm it up.
:: Continue to plant trees, shrubs and roses.
Top | Back |
