July ------- Midsummer gardening guide. -------
At this time of year lawns take heavy punishment, and a little time spent on maintenance will pay big dividends. If there is any moss in the lawn this can be removed with a lawn rake also pull out any perennial weeds. Then apply any of the proprietary brands of lawn fertiliser; carefully follow the directions on the box with regard to application. This will then give you a lawn to be proud of right into the autumn.
Rock plants (Alpines) and herbaceous perennials can be grown from seed at this time of year, most types are relativly easy to grow and seeds are cheap. You can also root cuttings, taken from established plants, but this is perhaps best left to the more experienced.
Soft fruit is much in vogue at this time of the year; unfortunately the birds seem to think that the fruit is there for their consumption. A readily available bird-scarer, which can be hung in surrounding trees, are the CD disks which daily pop through our letter box. These reflect the light and flash in the breeze. I even use one as a shaving mirror.
Early July is the time to plant out your late cauliflower, cabbage and brussel sprout plants. Prepare the ground well, remember that vegetable plants are gross feeders, so mix plenty of feed into the soil. Also remember to dust the stems with an anti cabbage root fly preparation soon after planting.
Cabbage root fly lay their eggs in the stem, then the hatching maggots eat their way down to the roots and by eating the roots destroy the plant.
There are several brands of cabbage root fly killers on the market for gardeners, widely available at garden centres and other such retail outlets. See application help guide on the box.
Roses, remove all flowers that are finished, if you allow them to produce seed pods the plant will not be able to produce more flowers, instead using all its energy to produce seeds. Also remove any flower buds that are failing to open and rotting, these buds can harbour disease.
In the greenhouse, temperatures can reach great heights at this time of the year, so shading must be introduced. There are many types of shading materials available at retail outlets, and are easy to fit. You can also buy automatic devices to open the the glasshouse windows, thermostatically controlled fans are also available. These devices are of great value where the
owner is away at work in the middle of the day.
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I faithfully water and regularly feed my hanging baskets, but I've had 3 trailing petunias (surfinia?) totally whither. Is there a bug causing the problem - what can I do?
Kind Regards
Frank
Answer.
Surfinia sometimes suffer from a virus related to potato blight. This can be in the plants when you buy them and the plants just die.
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Hi I have been growing runner beans for years and share the plants that I have grown with my mother.
For the last 2 years she has had lovely flowers on the beans and beautiful beans however mine get to the bud stage and fall off? What is causing this?
I didn't think anything attacks the flowers or could it be birds?
Thanks Carol
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Your most likely culprit is lack of water. Runner Beans need plenty of water, water every day at flowering time. Also to help the flowers set and not drop off it is advisable to spray the plants in the late evening with a fine mist spray.
You may be short of insects to pollinate the flowers, next year plant a couple of multi head sunflowers nearby to attract the bees, etc. You should prepare the land in the winter digging in some farmyard manure or horse manure if available. Also, at the same time, apply a generous amount of garden lime to make the soil more fertile.
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