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February Gardening Tips |
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| Trees & Shrubs | Lawns | |||
| { | Continue to plant trees, shrubs & Roses if the ground is not frozen or waterlogged. | { | Spike the ground with a mechanical aerator to improve drainage. | |
| { | Cut back summer flowering Clematis like C. jackmanii to leave about 12” of stem remaining. | { | Top dress the lawn with a proprietary mix & brush in. | |
| { | Many other shrubs can be pruned in late February e.g. Buddleia, Spiraea & Caryopteris. | |||
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| Flowers | Greenhouse | |||
| { | Plant lily bulbs in well drained soil. Add peat to dry soil & sharp sand to heavy soil before planting. | { | Make sowings of bedding plants like Begonia, bedding Dahlias, Lobelia, Nicotiana, Petunia & Salvia in a heated propagator. | |
| { | Apply hoof & horn fertilizer to herbaceous plants at 2oz per sq yd. | { | Pollinate Peach flowers by hand with a soft artists brush. | |
| { | Sow seeds of alpines in pans & stand them outdoors to get frosted. | { | Start tubers of Achimenes, Begonias & Gloxinias into growth in a temperature of 65 - 70°F. | |
| { | Sow early summer Cabbage & Broad Beans in gentle heat to plant out in March. | |||
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| Fruit | Houseplants | |||
| { | Spray peach trees with fungicide to control peach leaf curl. | { | Stockpile compost & pots ready for re-potting which can start next month. | |
| { | Complete winter pruning of Apples, pears, Gooseberries & Currants. | { | Increase humidity by spraying foliage with tepid water every few days. | |
| { | Continue to plant tree, bush & cane fruits. | |||
| { | Prune autumn fruiting Raspberries to ground level. | |||
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| Vegetables | Don’t Forget | |||
| { | Place first early seed Potatoes in shallow trays to sprout in a light, frost-free place. | { | Keep off the ground when it is very wet to prevent damage to the soil structure. | |
| { | Position cloches to warm up soil for early sowings. | |||
| { | Apply nitrogen to Spring Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Spinach & Onions at the end of the month. | |||
| { | Plant Rhubarb crown in enriched soil. | |||
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