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its water retention in the winteryou may have strug­ gled to grow many plants and you are at a real loose end .with what to grow there - well you won’t go wrong with Bog Primulas! Flowering now they cer­


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If you’re looking for a plant that will flower through­ out the summer then this is it, with masses of elegant stems topped with pretty white and yellow daisy-like


flowers from May all the way to September. Feed and deadhead to ensure maximum flowers and it will growin sun in normal soil.


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Jobs to do.... 1 -


Plant out bedding We have been busy planting bed­


ding on our roundabout by the BP ga­ rage in Clitheroe as now is the time to get your summer bedding plants out as the frosts have disappeared! 2 - Lower lawn cut height Nowyou can lower the height of


the cut on your lawnmower, with this warm wet weather this will also help slightly reduce the growth rate of your grass. 3 -


Spray roses Spray roses with a systemic fungi­


cide to help prevent mildews, blacks- pots and rusts on established bushes. Try to get the spray on before the first signs devejop, to help increase the plants resistance.


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OUT IN THEGARDEN AND GET CRACKING WITHTHOSE MUST- DO JOBS... BUT


WHICH ONES? HERE JOHN FOLEY SETS OUT WHAT NEEDS


DOING AND WHEN, AND HOWTO GO ABOUT IT


4 - Support Delphiniums Now producing many buds, tie in


and support these to stop them break­


tainly help fill the “Green Gap” with their elegant whorls of flowers layering up one above the other they really are fas­ cinating. With them being a Primula they are in the same family as Primroses and Au­ riculas, however their ability


' to tolerate such a wet soil is what makes them stand out from the rest and suited to a wet clay soil. The colours range from


purple to yellow and red to white, including all colours


n the Ribble Valley that “well drained soil” can be hard to come by and the reality may be that you are on clay! With


in-between. Primula bulley- ana is striking with its bright yellow/orange flowers on slen­ der stems. Flowering slightly later than the others, it is one of the last on show. The flow­ ers last for some time as well, from mid-May through to the end of June. First opening is the lower layer of flowers and above that comes another tier of flowers, on and on totalling up to eight layers. Primula beesiana is a vari­


ety with soft purple coloured flowers with a dusting of fari­ na on the stems giving a silvery effect to the stems and devel­ oping buds. Primula “Millers Crimson” is a selected form with red flowers on upright stems, again produced in whorls, and Primula “Apple Blossom” is a fine white strain with a pink eye. - The real beauty with Bog


Primulas comes when you get a range of varieties grow­ ing together - say an orange, a purple, a red and a white - then these will all cross polli­ nate when in flower. Following this they will then each indi­ vidually set seed. You need to


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encourage seedlings as this ensures a constant cycle of new plants being produced; they will germinate and pro­ duce plants which bear a range of colours in between those you already have. The key to success is to plant now to allow any new


plants to develop before next year, also annual feeding will ensure strong large flowers. Without feeding, bog primu­ las will still flower, but annu­ al feeding will just ensure the blooms are as large as possi­ ble.


Again feeding of these


must be done in early March before any sign of growth, as the leaves are naturally fun­ nelled shaped and if feeding now the pellets could lodge in the centre of the plant, burn­ ing it, so feed early on or care­ fully sprinkle Vitax Q4 pellets around thebaseofanewplant.


Can I cut my Daffodils down? Yes, and now is the time as you will find Daffodil leavesarestartingtq . go brown from the ends. The leaves are on the way out so cut them off to the base, give one last final feed with tomorite or top- dress with some Vitax A4 pellets to ensure the maximum chance o f . somereallygreatshowstopping blooms next year. .


How can I keep on top of the weeds? Firstly, if,it’s couch grass, but­ tercups or dandelions that your struggling with, then you really need to spot treat with a good herbicide.


Use roundup as it’s totally safe and on a dry day mix some in a bucket


ing and to help create that showstop­ ping display over the next few weeks. With the rain and wind that we could still get in a British summer, this is when they are most susceptible to damage. 5 - Potatoes Build up around the stems of any


early potatoes with soil as this will en­ courage a stronger plant and also help develop more potatoes underground. 6 -Top up Slug Pellets Apply blue pellets at the recom­


mended rate of use all around the gar­ den and not directly at the base of the plants that you are trying to protectl Killing slugs with the recommended amounts ensures wildlife are safe to eat them, too much ° poisonous slug!


of water and use a cotton glove on topofawashingupglovetosoak _ up enough to rub onto the leaves. ® This way you will kill theweed plus the roots and onto the plants around it. However, if it’s seeding little weeds that you’re struggling with, hoe themoffonahotdrydayand seriously consider putting bark. . mulch on your flower bed to pre­ vent future seeding weeds grow­ ing as the bark provides a sterile surface.


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Hanging baskets will have that wow factor if you give them a fit- tie feed.


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