WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for July
COOL REGION
WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for July
COOL REGION
Welcome to July!
July Jobs
#1 Winter pruning
Prune your winter fruit trees now to shape and stimulate growth. This will increase your yield in summer.
Learn more#2 Fruit trees
Plant bare rooted fruit and deciduous trees. For a fraction of the cost of containerised plants, it’s the cheapest way to fill your garden!
#3 Bare root plants
Plant bare root roses, strawberry runners, and rhubarb and asparagus crowns.
#4 Protect plants
In frost prone areas, protect more vulnerable plants with a cloche or cover with a sheet on icier evenings. Applying a fortnightly application of a seaweed solution will help nurse most plants through frosty nights.
Diggers top pest tips
Citrus gall wasp
Citrus gall wasp should be pruned out now to prevent hatching and re-infecting your tree in spring.
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Pear and cherry slug
Create a mulch barrier to stop pear and cherry slug emerging from below the ground and affecting your pears and cherry trees.
Weeds
As the weather cools, there will be less maintenance to do in the garden but keep on top of weeds to reduce competition .
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Diggers top garden ideas
Compost
Compost is breaking down slowly this time of year but will benefit greatly from aeration and the addition of carbon (shredded paper, cardboard, dry leaves).
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Watering
Water smarter at this time of year. Check soil moisture before watering, in case of rain overnight and if dry apply a good soaking hose a couple of times a week.
Tool care
On cooler days you can embark on cleaning up the garden shed and cleaning, sharpening your tools. Remember they're your best helpers in the garden and need some love too!
Learn morePlants to plant now
Plant aquilegia, calendula, cineraria, delphinium, hollyhock, foxglove, linaria, nemesia, pansy, primula, polyanthus, poppy, viola.
Plant beetroot, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, coriander, garlic, lettuce, leek, parsnip, onions, oregano, radish, turnip, thyme
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