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By gardening expert Colin Hart.
T MEL: REMINDERS
FUCHSIAS Frost-tender plants will bloom
for several more weeks in a heated
greenhouse (min temperaturi 50F). To
reduce disease, provide adequate
ventilation and remove yellow leaves
and dead flowers. Cuttings and young
plants need warmth too.
SPRING BEDDING Finish planting bulbs,
wallflowers, forget-me-nots and
pansies.@Waiting until frost kills the
summer bedding means that new plants
will be faced with a sluggish start in
cold soil.
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By gardening e‖pert Colin Hazt.
TIMELZ REMINDERS
STRAWBERRIES Covering perpetual
varieties with cloches will help late
fruits to ripen, but allow air to
circulate on warm days.@Ordinary
varieties can be tidied up by cutting
off dead leaves and unwanted runners.
LAWNS Cut newly@seeded@grass@wPen 2in
high, trimming it by ½in to encourage
thic+er growth from the base. Sharp,
well-adjusted hand shjar1 (or a mower)
will prevent tPj zoung grass from being
xulled out.
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By gardening expert Colin Hart.
CHAMPION ONION
The world's heaviest onion has been
grown by Keith Foster, 36, head
gardener at Askj Gardens, in Richmond,
North Yorkshire.
Thj Kelsae seed onion weighed in at 9lb
2 7/8oz, breaking last year's record by
some 5oz. It was@grown in well-watered
beds of beech leafmould and pea gravel,
with polythene over the surface to warm
the roots. Special lamps controlled the
haylength.
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By gardening expert Colin Hart.
SEASONAL PRIORITY
COMPOST HEAPS Wise gardeners improve
soil@with compost. Makj it from rotted
÷eaves, grass cuttings, weeds, soft
stems, vegetable@waste and jven tea
bags and eggshells. Autumn leaves are
very useful.
For rapid deco←position invest in a
covered bin, occasionally sprinkling
sulphate of ammonia or a proprietory
activator over the contents until full.
Becajse@co←post taVjs montPs to mature
you might need two heaps or bins.
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