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Week 27   1st-7th

Pot up Coleus Wisteria seedlings

Keep a look out for Aphids, Red spider mite and whitefly

Check over stored tulip bulbs

Feed Peppers

Pollinate Melons

Thin out fruit on Peach trees

Week 28   8th-14th

Feed and water container grown Begonias

Harvest Cucumber if ready

Thin out excessive growth on greenhouse and conservatory climbers before they obscure light from other plants

Regularly water and feed climbing shrubs such as Bougainvillea that are restricted to fairly small containers

Jasminum polyanthum and Plumbago auriculata that are grown in pots, may need any straggly side-shoots shortened and the leaders tied back to supporting framework.

Week 29   15th-21st

Ensure that Tomato plants have a uniform supply of water and fertiliser, and pick fruits as they ripen.

Week 30   22nd-28th

Pinch out Gardenia cuttings

Commence feeding Melons

 
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