JOBS TO DO THIS WEEK
Watch out for scarlet lily beetle and remove where found – they’re clever bugs and will hop off the stem as you approach so cup one hand below to catch them!
Keep an eye out for slugs and snails tucking into flowers and veg.
Prune lupins before they go to seed and you may get a second smaller flush. Cut back hardy geraniums ms that have finished flowering to encourage new growth.
Keep roses oses well watered in warm weather.
Peat based ased composts s can dry out so plants may need a complete dunking in a bucket of water until all the he air bubbles are gone from the soil.
Warm weather can lead to an increase in algae and a duckweed in your pond so use a small fishing net or twirl it around ar a cane to remove.
Keep bird baths bat properly topped topp up.