Gardening calendar 2nd week in March
As the weather warms up and the wet weather recedes now is the time to step up your garden efforts to ensure a colourful garden this summer and lots of home grown fruit and vegetables. Tasks you should consider in your garden this week include.
- Feeding camellia: Feed camellia plants with a specialist ericaceous fertilizer in early spring to promote healthy growth and abundant flowering. This type of fertilizer is specially formulated to provide the acidic conditions that camellias prefer. Learn more
- Compost for potatoes in containers: When planting potatoes in containers, use a peat-free, multipurpose compost mixed with some garden compost to create a well-draining and nutrient-rich growing medium. Learn more
- Creating clover lawns: Clover lawns are a low-maintenance and eco-friendly alternative to traditional grass lawns. Choose a clover mix suitable for your soil type and sow in early spring. Keep the area moist until the seeds germinate and establish. Learn more
- How to get your hebe plants to recover from winter frost damage: If your hebe plants have suffered frost damage, prune the damaged stems back to healthy wood. Apply a general fertilizer to help the plants recover and promote new growth. Learn more
- Gaps in privet hedges: To fill gaps in privet hedges, plant new privet plants of the same variety and size. Dig a hole slightly larger than the root ball of the new plant, place the plant in the hole, backfill with soil, and water well. Learn more
- Sowing early season grass seed: To sow early season grass seed, choose a grass seed mix suitable for your soil type and climate. Prepare the soil by removing weeds and debris, and rake it to a fine tilth. Sow the seeds evenly over the prepared area and cover lightly with soil. Keep the area moist until the seeds germinate and establish. Learn more
- Hydrangeas in pots: Repot hydrangeas in pots as they grow to provide them with more space for their roots. Choose a pot that is slightly larger than the previous one and use a peat-free, ericaceous compost. Learn more
- Care Of Clematis Montana: prune Clematis montana by removing dead or damaged stems. This will encourage new growth and flowering the following year. Learn more
