{"id":220,"date":"2024-03-15T16:25:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/?p=220"},"modified":"2024-03-15T16:41:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:41:28","slug":"gardening-calendar-2nd-week-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/gardening-calendar-2nd-week-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening calendar 2nd week in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/08\/greenhouse.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/08\/greenhouse.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/08\/greenhouse-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/08\/greenhouse-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/08\/greenhouse-720x576.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/08\/greenhouse-520x416.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/08\/greenhouse-320x256.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Feeding camellia:<\/strong> 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.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/lauraandgio\/how-to-care-for-a-camellia-plant-in-garden-soil\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compost for potatoes in containers:<\/strong> 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. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/best-compost-for-growing-potatoes\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creating clover lawns:<\/strong> 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. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/creating-a-mirco-clover-lawn\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How to get your hebe plants to recover from winter frost damage:<\/strong> 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. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/how-to-get-your-hebe-plants-to-recover-from-winter-frost-damage\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gaps in privet hedges:<\/strong> 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. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/filling-gaps-in-hedges\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sowing early season grass seed:<\/strong> 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. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/sowing-early-grass-seed\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hydrangeas in pots:<\/strong> 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. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-how-to\/container-gardens\/container-gardening\/hydrangeas-in-containers\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Care Of Clematis Montana:<\/strong> prune Clematis montana by removing dead or damaged stems. This will encourage new growth and flowering the following year. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/the-care-of-clematis-montana\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gardening-calendar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/amazon-alexa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}