Gardening Job List April into May
With the garden springing into action quite literally, now its time to spend some time tackling a number of flowery gardening jobs. So what needs to be done in April coming into May for a bountiful garden of blooms this year?
Gardening Job List April into May
With the garden springing into action quite literally, now its time to spend some time tackling a number of flowery gardening jobs. So what needs to be done in April coming into May for a bountiful garden of blooms this year?
- Sow any annuals you may not haven already sown such as sweet peas and sunflowers.
- Pinch out and pot on any seedlings you already have which are now well established.
- Plant dahlia tubers after the threat of any frosts.
- Remove/dead head any flowers from spring bulbs such as daffodils/wallflowers.
- Dig up any tulips bulbs which have now gone over ready for fresh planting in the autumn.
- Tie in any climbing plants such as honeysuckle/wisteria/ clematis
- Plant out any tender summer bedding plants in pots and containers/hanging baskets after the risk of any frost.
- Keep an eye on slugs and snails nibbling on your perennials which are coming through now such as lupins, they do love a lupin!
- Check your roses and treat for any aphids.
- Look to see if you need to repot any plants up into bigger pots so that they don’t become root bound.
