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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 59: give away your spare plants

Alison Murray

May 21, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 59: give away your spare plants

The veg grown under cover are now in out on the plot, so it's time to redistribute the spares.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 58: plant out courgettes and squashes.

Alison Murray

May 20, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 58: plant out courgettes and squashes.

The frosts are over and it is safe to release courgettes, squash and pumpkins into the veg patch.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 57: make your own Chelsea

Alison Murray

May 19, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 57: make your own Chelsea

It's Chelsea week and a thrill to see it all digitally, however, nothing beats a walk round my own garden enjoying the flowers in person.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 56: take softwood cuttings

Alison Murray

May 18, 2020
2 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 56: take softwood cuttings

Late spring is a great time to take softwood cuttings. They root quicker than hardwood one and will be ready to pot on later in the summer.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 55: a spot of container gardening

Alison Murray

May 17, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 55: a spot of container gardening

Time to fill up those containers ready for summer flowering plants.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 54: support your local independent nursery

Alison Murray

May 16, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 54: support your local independent nursery

Many nurseries are now open. Yeh! Small independent growers and suppliers really know their plants and need all of the support they can g...

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Thing to do in the garden during lockdown day 53: check tulip bulbs for babies

Alison Murray

May 15, 2020
1 min

Thing to do in the garden during lockdown day 53: check tulip bulbs for babies

It is always worth checking the bulbs as they are a fairly reliable indication of whether they are going to bloom for another year

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 52: earth up the potatoes

Alison Murray

May 14, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 52: earth up the potatoes

Earthing up potatoes keeps the tubers away from the light and makes for a bigger crop.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 51: plan more of the plants you love

Alison Murray

May 13, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 51: plan more of the plants you love

Good garden design involves a lot of repetition of plants. Each year I aim to split or buy more of my favourites increasing their impact.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 50: make a rainbow!

Alison Murray

May 12, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 50: make a rainbow!

This morning I was watering my patched over lawn and the light through the sprinkler created a rainbow.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 49: mulch veg with grass cuttings

Alison Murray

May 11, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 49: mulch veg with grass cuttings

Grass cuttings make a good mulch, for sturdy veg like leeks and brassicas. It keeps the weeds down and the water in. With my green bins f...

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 48: make a hedgehog highway

Alison Murray

May 10, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 48: make a hedgehog highway

Hedgehogs need corridors to get from one garden to another. Help them along with a hole in the fence or an underpass. I hope hedgehogs nu...

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 47: relax and enjoy the sunshine!

Alison Murray

May 9, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 47: relax and enjoy the sunshine!

Relaxing in the garden on this toasty hot bank holiday Saturday.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 46: think colour combinations

Alison Murray

May 8, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 46: think colour combinations

Colour combinations can make or break a garden design. No one thing is correct as it's all down to personal taste.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 45: stake the peonies

Alison Murray

May 7, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 45: stake the peonies

Stake peonies before they get too big!

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 44: sow annuals direct

Alison Murray

May 6, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 44: sow annuals direct

May is a good time to sow summer flowering annuals in the position in which they are going to flower.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 43: plant dwarf French beans

Alison Murray

May 5, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 43: plant dwarf French beans

Dwarf green beans support each other, but do better with back up and a decent bit of airflow.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 42: plant out lettuce seedlings

Alison Murray

May 4, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 42: plant out lettuce seedlings

The lettuce I planted earlier during lockdown are ready to plant out. I don't pot on my lettuces, but plant them as small seedlings.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 41: use the light

Alison Murray

May 3, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 41: use the light

Light can be used to pick out leaves or the structure of a plant to great effect.

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Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 40: make bean supports

Alison Murray

May 2, 2020
1 min

Things to do in the garden during lockdown day 40: make bean supports

Bean supports, be it a tent or teepee shape are best constructed before the beans are planted out.

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