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Under Glass in February
 
Week 5   29th-4th

Set up Dahlia tubers on hot bed

Lay potatoes out to chit

Start up dormant Fuchia

Do not allow Cymbidiums to dry out

Force Hyacinths into flower

Keep an eye out for signs of aphids

Week 6   5th-11th

Start up dormant Gloxinia Surfinia into growth

Pot up Canna

Close the greenhouse down when Grape vine growth restarts and tie the rods into place.

Pot back Fuchsia plants.

Cut back laterals on Peach trees

Week 7   12th-18th

Tidy up houseplants

Prune fuchsia when the new buds appear.

Fetch potted Narcissii into warmth.

Week 8   19th-25th

In unheated houses, ventilate freely on warm days to delay Grape vine growth

Top dress potted Peaches

Pot up Bougainvillea Calceolaria

Prune Bougainvillea Datura

Fetch containerised tulips indoors to induce early flowering

 
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