
06 Mar Jobs in March for Week 2
FRUIT & VEG
- Raspberries; Feed with a general potash rich fertiliser, then cover with a mulch of manure or compost.
PLANTS
- Grow Wisteria or ornamental vines to climb up a pergola. Consider more tender climbers in a mild sheltered garden. Clematis armandii flowers early Spring. Trachelospermum; white blooms in summer.
- Divide ornamental grasses to prevent congestion. Those such as, Calamagrostis, Deschampsia and
- Grasses from warm climates, such as Arundo, Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana), Miscanthus, Panicum, Pennisetum and Spatina don’t need as frequent division. Look out for the first signs of new growth, and divide then. Do not allow to dry out in summer when replanted.
TASK LIST
Clean up slippery paths; control with a patio cleaner, when posing a slip hazard.
Re pot leafy houseplants. Give a liquid feed.