The Gardener's Almanac

Overview ;

The bulk of the propagating tasks under glass will be nearing completion now, apart from perhaps, some pricking out, and potting up of of late sowings and cuttings.

 

But this does not necessarily mean; it is the end of propagating!

 

For example; The soil outdoors will be beginning to warm up now thus allowing propagation to take place by means of insitu sowings, and plant division.

 

Week No. 18 - 30th Apr to 5th May

 

• Sow Agrostemma, Broad beans, Crassula, Echevera, Lettuce, Pak choi, Physalis, Savoy, Sedum, and Zinnia seeds.

 

• Prick out Agapanthus, Bidens, Borage, Cabbage (autumn) Coleus, Courgette, Cucumber, Echium, Gourds, Lavatera, Leek,

Leontopodium, Marrow, Platycodon, Pulsatilla, Squash, and Sweet Corn seedlings if large enough to handle.

 

• Take Campanula, Dicentra, Fatsia japonica, Gloxinia, Loosestrife, Lychnis, Pleione, Potentilla, and Thyme cuttings.

 

• Divide Crepsis, Dahlias, Mint, Platycodon, and Thyme, if required.

 

• Layer Magnolia, Rosemary, Sage, and Thyme,

 

• Pot on rooted Bacopa, Clematis, Deutzia, Eleagnes, Garrya, Genista, Hibiscus, Philadelphus, and Pieris cuttings.

 

• Place Basil, Dahlia, Eucalyptus, Godetia, seedlings / cuttings in coldframe to harden off.

 

• Check progress on Laburnum cuttings taken the previous year.

 

 

Week No. 19 - 6th to 12th

 

• Prick out Achillea, Calceolaria, Chive, Coriander, French bean, Lavender, Linaria, Oxalis, Runner bean, Savoy, and Zinnia seedlings.

 

• Place Gaillardia, and Leeks in coldframe to harden off.

 

Week No. 20 - 13th to 19th

 

• Sow Auricula, Fennel, Gaillardia, Parsnip, Poinsettia, and Runner bean seeds.

 

• Collect and sow Fern spores.

 

• Prick out Alstroemeria, Azalea, Kohl rabi, and Passiflora if large enough to handle.

 

• Take Brugmansia, Datura, Gerbera, Gunnera, Hypericum, and Mint cuttings.

 

• Divide and replant Agapanthus,Ajuga, Dierama, Eucomis, Pulmonaria, and Saxifrage if deemed necessary.

 

• Layer Azaleas if required.

 

• Place Chilli seedlings in coldframe to harden off.

 

• Pot up rooted Buxus, Ceanothus, Choisya, and Escallonia cuttings.

 

• Pot up Cistus, and Lunaria, seedlings.

 

 

Week No. 21 - 20th to 26th

 

• Sow Parsley and Pea seeds.

 

• Pot up Agrostemma, and Albizia seedlings.

 

• Pot up Carnation, and Lonicera cuttings.

 

• Divide Papaver / Poppy,

 

• Propagate Tulips by removing offsets / bulbils from mature bulbs,

 

Week No. 22 - 27th to 2nd Jun

 

• Sow Pak choi thinly into drills.

 

• Prick out Hesperis, if large enough to handle.

 

• If required; now is a good time to propagate Ficus, and Streptocarpus,

 

• Place Eucalyptus, seedlings outdoors to harden off.

 

• Pot up rooted Potentilla cuttings.