Posts under ‘monthly jobs’

I’ve always found slighty odd things exciting. And plant hormones are just one of those things. I genuinely do think auxins are quite cool. I’m not expecting anyone else to jump on this bandwagon, but you could at least pinch out your sweet peas once you’ve finished groaning at me. I sowed mine back at [...]

This is the beautiful ‘Silver Anniversary’ standard rose I received for my 21st birthday a couple of years ago. I was finally able to plant it last year when we moved to this garden, and you could see it wriggling its toes with delight at being out of a pot and in the soil.
But now [...]

I’m so relieved that March is here. Just seeing the calendar flick over makes me happier, even if the soil in my garden is still stuck firmly together with rain and cold. From now on though, it’s all a-go-go in the veg patch and flower garden, and here are the jobs you’ll need to do [...]

Are you ready to start sowing? I was very excited this week when a parcel arrived containing my heated propagator for sowing plants that like it hot. And now the light is growing stronger, it is time to dig out those packets of seed which are sprawling over a shelf in my fridge and get [...]

I’m pretty relieved January is over. It really is the most boring month of the year, and come February, there’s hope that your shoes won’t forever be full of rain and your hair won’t ping into a horrible, frizzy halo (or that might just be me). So now the new gardening season is on the [...]

I’m sneaking in a few last-minute chores before seed-sowing begins in earnest. One of the quickest and most satisfying is giving those autumn raspberry canes a little chop back. You should cut them down to ground level in winter, while the plants are still fast asleep, and then give them a little pick-me up in [...]

If you’re writing a list of resolutions today, the F&F list of monthly chores for the garden would be a good place to start. They’ll last far longer than that guilt-inducing gym membership or abstaining from chocolate. And they’re much more fun, as well.
Click here for January’s jobs. If you’ve got any of your own [...]