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Friday, 1 July 2011

July Tasks

Water regularly: a heavy soak is better than frequent sprinkles.
Prune wisteria tendrils back to 5 buds.
Hot weather is a great opportunity for getting out that hoe.
Feed roses etc with a general fertiliser such as phostrogen, and continue to deadhead spent flowers.
Top up pools as water evaporates. Keep pumps in good condition.
Trim back geraniums and aubretia in the borders after flowering
Continue harvesting peas, lettuce, early tomatoes etc in the kitchen garden.
Start collecting seed in paper envelopes when the weather is dry.
It will soon be time to take softwood cuttings of plants such as hebes, fuchsia, salvia and penstemon.
Start cutting the grass where daffodils have been left to die down.
Tidy the dead tops of daffodils from borders when weeding.

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