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A cold frame
can provide valuable winter protection for plants of
borderline hardiness. |
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Oil all
moving machinery parts like hedge cutters,
wheelbarrows &
lawnmowers. |
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Plant onion
sets & shallots. |
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Sow seeds for
early carrots, parsley
& parsnips. |
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Plant out
Autumn sown lettuce. |
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Draw up earth
to the hearts of young spring
cabbage. |
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Cover the crowns
of rhubarb with buckets or forcing jars to help promote early pickings. Lift and divide congested clumps. |
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Order seed
potatoes this month. |
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Check potato
sets for any signs of
rotting. remove diseased tubers. |
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Spray peaches
against peach leaf curl with lime sulphur. |
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Prune outdoor
vines, blackcurrants,
gooseberries and raspberries.
Use your prunings as cuttings. |
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Lime wash
trunks of fruit trees
to reduce lichen & moss. |
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Check all
tree stakes & ties. |
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Plant anemone,
ranunculis, paeonies, gladiolus, tiger lilies
in groups in open borders. Plant primroses. |
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Order
your seeds by
mail order. |
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Divide clumps
of perennials
that are too large. |
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Summer flowering
clematis can be pruned back hard. This will give rapid new growth during spring to carry flowers later in the year. |
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Prepare
ground for sweet pea trench. |
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Plant
evergreens such as ivies,
laurels etc. |
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Prune dogwood,
they can be cut back hard down to ground level. This will encourage them to produce brightly coloured new shoots that will provide interest next winter. |
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Top dress
older
shrubs with compost or
mulch. |
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Cut back the
flowers on winter
flowering shrubs (if
the flowers have died). |
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Fork,
brush & aerate
frequently. Fill aerated holes with sharp sand. |
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Prepare
ground for new lawns by frequently raking to produce a fine tilth. |
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Repair
lawn edges. |
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Lay new turf. |
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Dress
the whole of the lawn with a sprinkling of sharp sand. |
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Take cuttings
of early chrysanthemums. |
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Sow tomatoes
in heated greenhouse. |
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Keep
seedlings up to the light to produce short healthy plants. |
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Sow sweet
peas. |
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Ventilate
greenhouse frequently. |
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Remove
withered or dead leaves. |
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As new growth
appears increase water supply (don't over do it). |
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Take cuttings
of Regal Pelargonium. |
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