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Gardening
Tips for September
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Time
Saving Tip: Crush the stems of the weed
horse tail by walking on them before applying
glyphosate. |
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Money
Saving Tip: When cleaning up the vegetable
area cut the foliage off the peas and beans
when they are finished. Leave the roots
in the ground where the nitrogen nodules
they have produced will do some good. |
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Continue
to dead head bush roses removing the old
flowers before they produce seed. Cut the
stems two leaves below the flower. With
a bit of luck you will be rewarded with
a brilliant swan song of flower before winter.
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The
grass is staying wet for longer in the morning.
Even on a dry day the dew is slow to disappear.
Cut the dry grass before evening on a regular
basis. Long wet grass is difficult to cut
and will take longer than cutting it twice
when short and dry. |
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Pruning
loganberries is a simple but essential job.
Cut out the canes which fruited this year
making the cut as close to the base as possible.
Tie in the new stems arching them over.
These will produce next seasons fruit. |
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Earwigs
can make a mess of dahlia flowers by chewing
the petals. Spraying with chemicals is not
very effective but they are easily trapped.
Hang flower pots filled with straw on canes
among the dahlias. Every morning shake the
pots over a fire or into the bin. The pests
love to rest up in the straw. |
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House
plants which have been outside for their
summer holidays should be lifted in their
pots, cleaned off and brought back indoors
before the weather deteriorates. Check closely
that pests including ants and slugs are
not sneaking in with them. |
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When
you are planting bulbs in the flower border
it is advisable to mark their position with
a cane. Once they disappear into the soil
it is easy to forget where they were planted
digging them up again when you are planting
something else. |
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Now
is the time to feed shrubs and hedges with
a high potash liquid fertilizer to harden
the young growths. |
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