Top 10 tips for February gardening
February is a great time to get ahead with some gardening tasks and appreciate the daffodils and crocuses beginning to awaken in the clean, crisp air.
However, if you’d rather be indoors perusing the seed catalogues with a hot cup of tea; your local Wimbledon garden design company can help with all your garden tasks.
Top Gardening Tips
Here are our top tips for those brave enough to face the February gardening weather, pull on your muddy wellies and your woolly hat and…
- Clear snow off plants if necessary to try to reduce frost damage.
- Prepare beds for vegetable planting. This could mean a quick rake over or the construction of raised beds if the ground is not frozen solid.
- Prune; the end of February is the time to give that old evergreen shrub a serious haircut. Cut back hard on one side, allowing the other side to cope with the lack of leaves. It may look a bit sad for a couple of years, but it will be well worth the effort.
- Prune some more; wisteria, climbers, hydrangea, buddleia and vines will all need a good cut back before the spring growth.
- Clean off those muddy wellies, glass houses, cloches, cold frames and pots ready for spring sowing using a bucket of warm soapy water and some elbow grease.
- Clear out fallen leaves from your pond; unless it’s frozen over. This helps to avoid the build up of toxins released by the decaying debris.
- Check on any stored harvest and keep an eye out for any signs of rot or rodent damage.
- Chit your own potatoes ororder onion and potato sets from your favourite supplier.
- Sow seeds indoors such as cauliflower, aubergine, chillies, peppers and tomatoes later in the month.
- Feed: The wildlife around Wimbledon and London is getting a bit hungry at this time of year. Providing a good bought or home-made supplementary feed will support the local birds and encourage them in to your garden.
This is a great time of year to give your garden a make-over ready for the exciting planting season ahead. One final tip: a quick consultation with a Wimbledon gardening expert might bring give you the inspiration you need for a green thumbed 2012.
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