July ------- Mid Summer gardening guide. -------
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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Hi, we sowed our lawn about a year and a half ago unfortunately a lot of sheep got into our garden just as the grass was starting to grow and the ground was quite wet, it has left the lawn with a lot of bumps and hollows in it. Is there anything you could recommend doing besides having to reseed the whole garden again as it is quite big with a lot of designs in it?
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Roll the lawn with a heavy roller to level it as much as possible. Then purchase some grit sand and spread it in the low areas. Spread the sand thinly so that it allows the grass to grow through. Do this several times as the grass grows until your lawn is level.
For very low areas you can carefully slice under the grass with a broad spade, lift up the turf and fill underneath with sand until your grass is again level. Tread the turf down hard and keep the area well watered until the roots have re-established.
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I have raspberry plants 3 and 4 years old. The plants are vigorous and healthy. They blossom but do not set fruit. The flowers dry up. We live at 6100' elevation on the western slope of Colorado. It has been hot, dry and windy in the afternoons. I water thoroughly every other day. Any idea why they will not set fruit?
Thank you,
Answer.
I would say that your raspberries are being seriously affected by iron and manganese deficiency. Feed with a mineral supplement or a fertiliser with added minerals and trace elements. Also give a generous dressing of Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) ...
Epsom salts will help release vital trace elements in the soil.
Spreading garden peat around the plants will help keep the soil acid, a requirement for good raspberry production.
The peat will also help keep the root system damp.
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