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The Gardening Year
- February |
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Events and Occasions |
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Valentines Day |
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Flower/Plants |
Fruit/Vegetables |
Greenhouse |
General |
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Take root cuttings from
perennials |
Force Rhubarb |
Clean greenhouses |
Sprinkle gritty compost
over your lawn |
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Move
shrubs growing in the wrong place |
Check fruits in store,
removing any that show signs of rot |
Sow onions in a heated
propagator |
Wash flowerpots and seed
trays |
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Spread a mulch over your
borders |
Prune apples and pears to
remove damaged or diseased branches |
Prune conservatory
climbers |
Order seedlings and
young plants for pots and bedding displays |
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Pot up containers with
bedding displays for spring |
Cover soil with polythene
to protect it from rain |
Bring in strawberries
for early flowering and fruiting |
Net fruit trees and
bushes |
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Winter prune your
wisteria |
Plant new fruit trees,
cane fruits and bushes |
Take cuttings of
chrysanthemums |
Send petrol mowers for a
service |
