Top 10 Jobs to do in February
February is all about being on top of your gardening jobs and preparing for spring, hopefully with the weather improving we will see bulbs appearing & wildlife waking up as light levels & temperatures increase. As the garden comes to life again, it’s time to prune shrubs & climbers, such as Wisteria as well as evergreen hedges.
1. Prepare vegetable beds & sow some veg under cover
2. Chit potato tubers
3. Protect blossom apricots, nectarines & peaches
4. Net fruit & veg crops to keep the birds off
5. Prune winter-flowering shrubs
6. Remove dead evergreen grass
7. Prune Wisteria
8. Prune hardy evergreen hedges
9. Prune conservatory climbers
10. Cut back deciduous grasses