Jobs for the week 25th March

With Spring trying its hardest to warm up and dry out a little there are plenty of jobs to do around the garden.

Pruning Jobs

• Last chance to prune Apples And Pears

• Plums, Gages and Cherries

• Gooseberries

• Buddleia

• Cornus (dogwoods)

• Roses, Bush and climbers

• Hydrangeas

• Hardy Fuchsias

• Some Ornamental Grasses

• Clematis

• Other Jobs

• Sowing Flower and Veg seeds such as Tomatoes and Salad leaves.

• Prepare raised beds for planting.

• Mulch Borders before plant growth gets too big.

• Divide Herbaceous Perennials.

• Brew and Biscuits or Cake, enjoy the garden.

Feeding

• Feeding your Fruit Trees, use an organic based fertilizer such as Rose Fertilizer, Blood,fish and Bone or Chicken Manure pellets. Always follow the recommended amounts on the packaging. If using chicken pellets a supplement of sulphate of Potash is recommended.

• Feeding Roses, Use specific Rose Fertilizer

• Shrubs and Borders, Feed with Blood,fish and bone or Chicken pellets or if you have pets that like the taste of those Growmore general fertilizer is the go to option.

• Clematis and Wisteria, Use rose fertilizer, with additional Potash

Get in touch if you want advice or want to learn how to do any of this weeks jobs in the Garden.