Vegetable Garden

• This is the time that plants are growing rapidly it is this time that they can become water stressed – ensure that you are watering well – see our WateringTips Guide.
• Feed tomatoes weekly with a fast acting liquid feed such as Phostrogen Tomato food- this can be done with a watering can.
• Plant seedlings of beetroot, lettuce and carrots.
• Pinch out the side laterals of your tomatoes and ensure that they are firmly staked.
• Add a layer of compost around your vegetable garden – this will help to conserve moisture.
• Harvest courgettes as soon as ready they grow in to marrows very fast.
• Lettuce etc can still be planted to keep the salad greens going.

Flower Garden

• Prune roses lightly after flowering, keep well watered.
• Mulch through your shrub beds to help conserve soil moisture.
• Use Saturaid when planting seedlings – this ensure that the moisture you give your plants will be well used.

Fruit Garden

• Remove any fruit that has fallen to the ground, this will help keep bugs at bay.
• Spray Citrus tress with Champion copper and Mavrik to control mites, if scale is present add Conqueror oil.
• Keep citrus well watered this is important to the production of healthy fruit.

Lawns

• Lift the mower up for the summer season this will aid in moisture conservation and helps keep the lawn greener.