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Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week Nigel Colborn said Easter is a gardener’s busiest and most productive weekend The gardening expert urged people to prepare their grounds for seed-sowing He also advised people to freeze lightly cooked rhubarb stems to preserve it By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:10 … Read more

READY, STEADY, SOW!  Now’s the time to sow your first seeds outdoors. Plant them as soon as your soil becomes dry, workable and crumbly.  Direct sowing is suitable for hardy veg such as brassicas, onions, peas and salad leaves. Hardy annual flower seeds should also be sown now. Examples include calendulas, poppies, sweet peas and … Read more

Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week Nigel Colborn shares his advice for planting early seed potatoes and tomatoes British gardening expert recommends choosing a sunny position for potatoes He also answers a reader’s question about briars growing from the roots of roses  By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 … Read more

PREPARE HOUSE PLANTS FOR GROWTH  The days are getting noticeably longer and house plants are starting to grow. If you have large, longlived plants such as Ficus, Monstera or Schefflera, they may need re-potting.  If their roots are too crowded, move each plant into a larger container. Most house plants thrive in general purpose, peat-free … Read more

TIME TO SOW YOUR TOMATO SEEDS  From this week onwards, you can sow tomato seeds in your greenhouse.  You’ll need a guaranteed frost-free greenhouse and a heated propagator. Optimum soil temperature in the propagator should be 18c to 20c.  Fill a small pot with sterile seed-sowing or general purpose potting compost. Gently firm the compost down, … Read more

Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week Nigel Colborn shares advice for growing vegetables and flowers ahead of spring British gardening expert says tender crops don’t need starting before February Tender ornamentals can be sown this month if you have a heated propagator By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 … Read more

Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week Nigel Colborn shares his advice for protecting peach trees from fungal disease British gardening expert recommends fixing a plastic cover over the branches  He also explains the importance of keeping gardening records for the future  By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 … Read more