The Gardener's Almanac

Overview ;

Basically this month in the greenhouse is about ensuring that plants don't suffer from extremes of heat.

 

Keep the greenhouse well ventilated.

 

Ensure that plants are well watered and fed, and don't sit them in direct sunlight as the sun's rays through glass, can cause leaf scorch, or worse.

 

Week No. 31 - 29th Jult to 4th Aug

 

• Do not allow plants to dry out and keep a wary eye open for pests and diseases,in particular red spider mite.

 

Week No. 32 - 5th to 11th

 

• Apply potash feed to potted Chrysanthemums.

 

• Pot up Nerine and Sprekelia bulbs.

 

• Harvest Peach & Nectarines if fruit is turning soft.

 

Week No. 33 - 12th to 18th

 

• When new leaf growth appears, repot established Cyclamen tubers.

 

• Pot up Fuchsia cuttings.

 

Week No. 34 - 19th to 25th

 

• When Sweet potato haulms start to yellow harvesting can begin.

 

• Shade plants from direct sun to prevent leaf scorch.

 

Week No. 35 - 26th to 1st Sept

 

• Pot up various types of bulbs into containers to grow indoors.

 

• Pot up various Primula varieties to grow indoors.

 

• When Pleione plants become dormant, place them in a shaded spot.

 

• Prune / Tidy up Gardenia.