Posted by Kelvin Fairweather on Monday, July 24, 2023,
- To propagate Lavender from soft wood cuttings, take non flowering shoots about 3 inches long from the main plant and remove all lower foliage so there is about 2.5 inches of bare stem.
- Dip in rooting powder if available or push in a pot of fairly coarse compost.
- Water well and cover with plastic bag.
- Place in warm shady spot out of direct sunlight; in about 3 weeks cuttings should have signs of roots and can be potted on.
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Posted by Kelvin Fairweather on Tuesday, September 27, 2022,
- Collect fallen leaves for composting - but always wear gloves.
- Harvest parsnips and leeks.
- Keep on top of weeds.
- After harvesting, any bare earth should be covered with either cardboard, manure, compost or quick growing green manure (mustard seed) to prevent new weed growth and conserve nutrients.
- Old tomato stems and fruit can be added to the compost heap, even if they have been hit by blight as the blight pathogen can only exist on growing material and the pathogen will not carry over to the n...
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