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NewMayIn The Fruit Garden This MayProtect strawberry plants with straw, this will control weeds and lift the berries off the ground. Netting should also be used to keep birds off the fruit.
Keep your fruit trees well watered while they are putting on rapid growth.
Harvest rhubarb, picking only one-third of the total amount of stems.
Regularly check centres of gooseberry bushes for green gooseberry sawfly caterpillars, they will quickly skeletonize leaves if nit removed.
Remove blossom and fruits from newly planted fruit trees to help them establish
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NewMayIn The Vegetable Garden In MayHarvest asparagus spears when they are no more than 18cm tall. Thin out direct-sown vegetables such as spinach, carrot and
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NewMayOther Jobs Around The Garden In MayFeed pond fish little and often. Check for nesting birds before clipping hedges. Control the heat in your greenhouse with
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NewMayLooking After Your Lawn In MayFeed your lawn with high-nitrogen fertiliser to encourage healthy green growth. Apply lawn weedkiller to your lawn this month. Water
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NewMayIn The Flower Garden This MayPlant summer hanging baskets, adding good quality compost and slow-release fertiliser to keep them looking their very best. Tie in
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AprilOther Jobs Around The Garden This AprilTop up raised beds with compost and good quality topsoil. Improve the drainage of heavy soils by incorporating plenty of
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