Welcome to May! 

May Jobs

#1 Prune

Prune fruit trees ensuring you don’t remove next years fruiting spurs

#2 Soil care

Prepare new beds- dig over the soil, work in compost and spread with a protective layer of mulch

#3 Prevent

Pick up all fallen or affected fruit to prevent fruit fly. 

#4 Weed

Remove all weeds and any plants in your garden you don’t want to spread before they start to go to seed.

Diggers top pest tips

Slugs and Snails

Slugs and snails are out. Sprinkle organic pellets around newly planted seedlings. Also use beer traps. 

Caterpillars

Mealy bug and caterpillars on flush of greens in garden. 

Diggers recommends

Insect Trap For Fruit Tree Pests

Eco-Oil

Eco-Neem

Diggers top garden ideas

Green Manure

Plant a green manure crop to add some life to an overworked patch. 

Spring Flowering Bulbs

Now is the last chance to plant winter and spring flowering bulbs