What to do in the garden during May?
PRACTICAL GARDENING TIPS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY….
* May is the ideal time to plant tulip bulbs
* Lift and store dahlia tubers as soon as their foliage has been blackened by the first frost alternatively cut the hollow stems back down to about 10cm (4in) above the tuber.
* Protect conifers from Aphids with Eds Health Meridian for Conifers every four to five weeks throughout autumn and winter for the Italian cypress aphid and water them regularly
* Reduce the amount of watering of water on your Kikuyu lawns; twice a month will be sufficient
* Water plants more sparingly now-conditions are turning cooler and make sure there is good circulation around their foliage, to prevent fungal diseases.
* Buds on autumn flowering shrubs are developing so make sure you keep them fertilised and watered.
* Houseplants should be watered less frequently as temperatures drop
* Lift and divide overcrowded perennials like dietes, daylilies, asters and agapanthus
*Sow cool season lawns like Shade Over and All Seasons Evergreen
*Sow vegetables seeds like broad beans, kale, lettuce, radish and spinach
*Sow flower seeds like Namaqualand daisies, poppies, sweepeas and Virginan stocks
*Plant flower seedlings like primula, pansy, stocks, cineraria, poppies, foxgloves and petunias
*Fruit trees can be planted between autumn and spring although species which need warmth (apricot or peach trees) should not be planted until after the winter.
Courtesy of The Garden Shop – visit their website at www.gardenshop.co.za or email them on info@gardenshop.co.za
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