Category: Your Gardening Tasks

Fruiting buds on an apple tree – note the short stubby buds with rings around these are fruiting buds February marks a turning point in the gardening year. As days gradually lengthen and the...

This month marks an exciting shift in Ali’s garden strategy, with a stronger focus on early-season preparation, soil health, and sustainable growing practices. Here’s what we’re working on together. Overview: What’s Changing This Year...

Chitting Potatoes for an early crop January Winter Pruning – Fruit Trees Apple Tree Hygiene Raised Bed Maintenance Rose Pruning Mid-February Vegetable Sowing – Under Cover Early Salad Crops Herb Preparation Compost Bay Setup...

Potager Garden 1) November summary (adds fruit & veg context) 2) Personalised tasks for November (crop-by-crop & practical timings) Note: I only include actions sensible for November — sowing now is limited to hardy/under-cover crops...

Creating an annual border is one of the most rewarding projects in gardening, within a few short months you can create a blaze of colour in your garden. Its quite a lot of work...

Weeds such as the brambles, bindweed growing in your shrubs, early spring is a good time to treat them with Roundup weed killer either in the gel form or with a small hand sprayer....

Late January into February is the best time to feed you plants with some Growmore fertilizer. The last of the heavy winter rains will wash the nutrients into the soil ready for the plants...