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May in the Garden
Manage episode 319082093 series 3310521
May in the Garden Show Notes
May in the garden is certainly a busy month and keeps us gardeners busy. In this episode of Dig it Peter Brown and Chris Day look at how the late spring is affecting our gardens and how using specific plant fertilisers will help your plants recover and prosper this summer. How the gardening trade is coping with plant, gardening products and composts shortage is discussed as well as timely hints and tips on plant supports, choosing bedding plants, organic slug control and pond care.
Plants mentioned
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn, May, Whitethorn)
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn, Sloe)
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) No longer available for sale due to devasting effect of the Ash Die Back disease.
Quercus robur (Common Oak, Pedunculate Oak, European Oak or English Oak)
Fertilisers mentioned
Miracle Gro https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=Miracle%20Gro%20all%20purpose
Phostrogen https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=phostrogen
Vitax Q4 https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=Vitax%20Q4%20fertiliser
Maxicrop Seaweed Extract https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/Original-Organic-Seaweed-Extract-1-Litre-p65899206
Pond plants and products
Fish Food: Tetra Pond Food Sticks
Iris laevigata and Iris siberica (waterside and marginal Iris)
Nymphaeaceae (Waterlilies)
Houttuynia cordata (Chamaeleon plant)
Dechlorinating tablets: Interpet Bioactive Tapsafe Plus
Barley straw and Cloverleaf Blanket Answer
Use a fishing net to remove Blanketweed / Duckweed
Garden Products
Copper tape to deter slugs and snails
Horticultural fleece
Pheromone trap for Codling Moth
Pheromone trap for Plum Moth
Water butts
Music by Chiltern Music Therapy
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76 episodi
Manage episode 319082093 series 3310521
May in the Garden Show Notes
May in the garden is certainly a busy month and keeps us gardeners busy. In this episode of Dig it Peter Brown and Chris Day look at how the late spring is affecting our gardens and how using specific plant fertilisers will help your plants recover and prosper this summer. How the gardening trade is coping with plant, gardening products and composts shortage is discussed as well as timely hints and tips on plant supports, choosing bedding plants, organic slug control and pond care.
Plants mentioned
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn, May, Whitethorn)
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn, Sloe)
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) No longer available for sale due to devasting effect of the Ash Die Back disease.
Quercus robur (Common Oak, Pedunculate Oak, European Oak or English Oak)
Fertilisers mentioned
Miracle Gro https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=Miracle%20Gro%20all%20purpose
Phostrogen https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=phostrogen
Vitax Q4 https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=Vitax%20Q4%20fertiliser
Maxicrop Seaweed Extract https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/Original-Organic-Seaweed-Extract-1-Litre-p65899206
Pond plants and products
Fish Food: Tetra Pond Food Sticks
Iris laevigata and Iris siberica (waterside and marginal Iris)
Nymphaeaceae (Waterlilies)
Houttuynia cordata (Chamaeleon plant)
Dechlorinating tablets: Interpet Bioactive Tapsafe Plus
Barley straw and Cloverleaf Blanket Answer
Use a fishing net to remove Blanketweed / Duckweed
Garden Products
Copper tape to deter slugs and snails
Horticultural fleece
Pheromone trap for Codling Moth
Pheromone trap for Plum Moth
Water butts
Music by Chiltern Music Therapy
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
76 episodi
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