Gardening tips and advice.

10/06/2026

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29/01/2025

08/03/2024

March Allotment tips

Cover beds with cloches or black plastic to warm the soil for early sowings. Encourage an early crop of strawberries in early summer by covering a row or two with a cloche. You can continue to force rhubarb, too, by covering it with a forcer or upturned dustbin or bucket.

07/03/2024

March 2024 top tips.

Allotment tips
Dig out any problem w**ds, perennial w**ds can be a big problem during the year, so get them out early. Dig.oit th whole taproot if this is left in. The w**d will gtow back. – if you get on top of them now, they'll be easier to control for the rest of the year. Hoe regularly to prevent annual w**d seedlings growing.

Pests

Slugs can start to be a problem in warmer, wet weather, protect your plants. Protect brassicas by covering them with fleece. You may spot early infestations of aphids but be patient – remember they're an important food source for ladybirds, hoverflies and birds such as sparrows, which will keep numbers of aphids in check so they don't become a problem.

03/03/2024

Wildlife gardening jobs for March

March is a time of anticipation and excitement, as the garden begins to stir from its winter slumbers. Robins and blackbirds are already breeding, and blue t**s could still be checking out bird boxes, searching for the perfect nest site. Butterflies that overwinter as adults, such as brimstones and commas, are on the wing on warmer days, and hibernating mammals like hedgehogs and bats will be out and about in the next few weeks.

02/03/2024

Gardening tips for MARCH

Flowers
Pick off any developing seedheads on daffodils and other spring bulbs, but leave the foliage to die back.
Prune roses early in March
Cut dogwoods, willows, cotinus right down to base this.promotes vigorous new growth.

Allotment

Chillies and tomatoes, should be sown early in the year to give them the long growing season.

Others, such as fast-growing beetroot and salads, can be started off early so you can enjoy them in late spring and early summer, but keep sowing them every few weeks to extend the harvest.

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