Weekly jobs
WATCH out for scarlet lily beetle and remove where found.
KEEP an eye out for slugs and snails which may be harvesting your crops.
KEEP roses well watered in warm weather and check pots so they don’t dry out.
TOMATOES need regular watering to avoid splitting.
WARM weather can lead to an increase in algae and duckweed in your pond, so hook it out with a small fishing net or twirl it round a cane. Barley straw in the pond can help keep the problem at bay of, if you can’t get hold of any, there are liquid products available that contain extract of barley straw which will do the same job.
PEAT-BASED composts can dry out completely so plants may need completely dunking in a bucket of water until all the air bubbles are gone from the soil.
KEEP feathered friends happy by topping up your bird bath.