Page 27 - FWG Issue 6 July 2024

Gardening

July in the garden

CHECKLIST in pots, such as the dainty maidenhair, blooms. Mid-July to mid-August is a good
• Fix uneven and worn-out garden paths. striking yellow sword fern, tough holly time to prune hybrid roses, tea roses and
• Paint your garden gates a new colour. fern and evergreen leatherleaf fern miniature roses. Water once a week now
• Lavish a new coat of paint on your trusty varieties. to allow them to rest. Seal cuts thicker
old wheelbarrow to prevent rust. It is an • Plant colourful flowers in your garden, than a pencil with Steriseal and spray
expensive piece of garden equipment to such as pansies, violas, snapdragons, with Lime Sulphur.
replace. calendula, primulas and gazanias. • Cut back trees that are getting too big.
• Have your lawnmower and weedeater • There’s still time to sow late plantings
serviced. of green peas, lettuce, spinach, cabbage GARDENING TIPS
• Sharpen (or have sharpened) all pruners, and carrots. • To encourage continued flowering all
loppers, and hedge cutters. through winter and into spring, plant
• Repair retaining walls and fill the cavities PRUNE AND TRIM stocks and Iceland poppies.
of those built with custom-made • July is a great time to remove any dead • To keep your vegetable garden healthy
retaining blocks with fresh soil mixed wood, leaves and diseased branches. and strong, continue to water deeply
with compost and bone meal to be ready • Pinch off faded flowers from winter- once a week.
for holding new cascading and ground flowering annuals such as pansies, violas • Effortlessly add colour to your patio
covering plants. and poppies. by putting mature bedding plants
• When pruning hydrangeas, remove all and flowering bulbs, sold in individual
PLANT AND SOW damaged, diseased or dead growth. Cut containers, into a single, large container.
• Ferns are not only trendy but have great back the stems above thick, round, green Make up your own colour combinations
air-purifying benefits too. Plant some buds. or combine white freesias with pansies
easy-to-grow species in your garden or • Pruning roses encourages bigger, better and Bellis perennis.

To purchase natural gardening products or for more information about how to be eco-friendly,
contact Turfnet on tel: 011 464 5088 or cell: 073 935 9754, or visit www.turfgreen.co.za.
Address: Plot 17, School Road, Diepsloot.

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