To Do - December
Warm areas - Zone 10
Container Gardening
Plant succulents in pots and hanging baskets. Water sparingly for a few weeks while plants become established.
Plant summer flowering seedlings such as marigolds, verbena, petunias and impatiens.
Raise the lawn mower a notch or two and mow less frequently as the weather gets drier.
Water more frequently as the weather warms up.
Water outdoor containers daily in dry weather.
Flowers
Deadhead roses regularly to encourage repeat flowering.
Plant marigolds, impatiens, petunias, phlox.
Spray roses to prevent pest and disease problems. Avoid general insect killers when bees are about. Mavrik is a bee friendly insecticide.
Water roses deeply, once a week.
Lawn Care
Water lawns in dry weather.
Trees, Shrubs & Vines
Mulch trees and shrubs keeping the mulch away from the main trunk.
Plant low maintenance groundcovers such as grasses, coprosmas, and grevilleas to cut down on future weeding.
Prune lavender hedges after flowering.
Vegetable Gardening
Lay slug bait to protect young seedlings from slugs and snails.
Mound the soil around potatoes as they grow.
Plant perennial herbs.
Plant citrus trees.
Plant eggplants, pumpkins, squash, courgettes and cucumbers.
Plant passionfruit.
Plant tomatoes.
Sow beans directly into well prepared soil when the days are consistenctly 15° or higher
Sow sweetcorn seed directly into well prepared soil.
Plant succulents in pots and hanging baskets. Water sparingly for a few weeks while plants become established.
Plant summer flowering seedlings such as marigolds, verbena, petunias and impatiens.
Raise the lawn mower a notch or two and mow less frequently as the weather gets drier.
Water more frequently as the weather warms up.
Water outdoor containers daily in dry weather.
Deadhead roses regularly to encourage repeat flowering.
Plant marigolds, impatiens, petunias, phlox.
Spray roses to prevent pest and disease problems. Avoid general insect killers when bees are about. Mavrik is a bee friendly insecticide.
Water roses deeply, once a week.
Water lawns in dry weather.
Mulch trees and shrubs keeping the mulch away from the main trunk.
Plant low maintenance groundcovers such as grasses, coprosmas, and grevilleas to cut down on future weeding.
Prune lavender hedges after flowering.
Lay slug bait to protect young seedlings from slugs and snails.
Mound the soil around potatoes as they grow.
Plant perennial herbs.
Plant citrus trees.
Plant eggplants, pumpkins, squash, courgettes and cucumbers.
Plant passionfruit.
Plant tomatoes.
Sow beans directly into well prepared soil when the days are consistenctly 15° or higher
Sow sweetcorn seed directly into well prepared soil.
Hardiness zones explained
Mild areas - Zone 9
Container Gardening
Plant succulents in pots and hanging baskets. Water sparingly for a few weeks while plants become established.
Plant summer flowering seedlings such as marigolds, verbena, petunias and impatiens.
Water more frequently as the weather warms up.
Water outdoor containers daily in dry weather.
Flowers
Deadhead roses regularly to encourage repeat flowering.
Plant marigolds, impatiens, petunias, phlox.
Spray roses to prevent pests and disease problems. Avoid general insect killers when bees are about. Mavrik is a bee friendly insecticide.
Water roses deeply, once a week.
Lawn Care
Water lawns in dry weather.
Trees, Shrubs & Vines
Mulch trees and shrubs keeping the mulch away from the main trunk.
Plant low maintenance groundcovers such as grasses, coprosmas, and cotoneasters to cut down on future weeding.
Prune lavender hedges after flowering.
Raise the lawn mower a notch or two and mow less frequently as the weather gets drier.
Vegetable Gardening
Lay slug bait to protect young seedlings from slugs and snails.
Mound the soil around potatoes as they grow.
Plant perennial herbs.
Plant citrus trees
Plant passionfruit
Sow beans directly into well prepared soil.
Sow sweetcorn seed directly into well prepared soil.
Plant succulents in pots and hanging baskets. Water sparingly for a few weeks while plants become established.
Plant summer flowering seedlings such as marigolds, verbena, petunias and impatiens.
Water more frequently as the weather warms up.
Water outdoor containers daily in dry weather.
Deadhead roses regularly to encourage repeat flowering.
Plant marigolds, impatiens, petunias, phlox.
Spray roses to prevent pests and disease problems. Avoid general insect killers when bees are about. Mavrik is a bee friendly insecticide.
Water roses deeply, once a week.
Water lawns in dry weather.
Mulch trees and shrubs keeping the mulch away from the main trunk.
Plant low maintenance groundcovers such as grasses, coprosmas, and cotoneasters to cut down on future weeding.
Prune lavender hedges after flowering.
Raise the lawn mower a notch or two and mow less frequently as the weather gets drier.
Lay slug bait to protect young seedlings from slugs and snails.
Mound the soil around potatoes as they grow.
Plant perennial herbs.
Plant citrus trees
Plant passionfruit
Sow beans directly into well prepared soil.
Sow sweetcorn seed directly into well prepared soil.
Hardiness zones explained
Cooler areas - Zone 8
Container Gardening
Plant summer flowering seedlings such as marigolds, verbena, petunias and impatiens.
Water more frequently as the weather warms up.
Water outdoor containers daily in dry weather.
Flowers
Deadhead roses regularly to encourage repeat flowering.
Plant marigolds, impatiens, petunias, phlox.
Water roses deeply, once a week.
Lawn Care
Water lawns in dry weather.
Trees, Shrubs & Vines
Mulch trees and shrubs keeping the mulch away from the main trunk.
Plant low maintenance groundcovers to cut down on future weeding.
Prune and shape hedges.
Raise the lawn mower a notch or two and mow less frequently as the weather gets drier.
Vegetable Gardening
Lay slug bait to protect young seedlings from slugs and snails.
Mound the soil around potatoes as they grow.
Plant perennial herbs.
Plant summer flowering seedlings such as marigolds, verbena, petunias and impatiens.
Water more frequently as the weather warms up.
Water outdoor containers daily in dry weather.
Deadhead roses regularly to encourage repeat flowering.
Plant marigolds, impatiens, petunias, phlox.
Water roses deeply, once a week.
Water lawns in dry weather.
Mulch trees and shrubs keeping the mulch away from the main trunk.
Plant low maintenance groundcovers to cut down on future weeding.
Prune and shape hedges.
Raise the lawn mower a notch or two and mow less frequently as the weather gets drier.
Lay slug bait to protect young seedlings from slugs and snails.
Mound the soil around potatoes as they grow.
Plant perennial herbs.
Hardiness zones explained
29-Aug-2014
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