Summer Gardening Tips

By Donna Easton

As we move into summer the garden will be coming into full bloom. Remember and dead head the flowers. Not sure why you should be doing this? When a flower dies the plant puts all its energy into making seeds. Plants are just like animals, they are driven to reproduce. If you remove the dead flower heads, the plant will have to make new flowers so that it can produce its seeds.

Do your roses look like they need a boost during the summer months but you’re not sure which feed to buy. If you’re a fruit eater you have the answer at your finger tips. Just finished eating a banana? Don’t throw away the skin, dig a hole near the root of the rose and bury the skin. Banana skins are a good source of potassium, something that roses love.

Do you have bananas that you just don’t think look appealing enough to eat. Don’t discard them. Check your tomatoes - are there some that don’t seem to be ripening as fast as the others? Hang one of those bananas near the unripened truss, the tomatoes will quickly ripen.

Is the foliage on your tomatoes and peppers needing to green up? Try putting some Epsom Salts on the top of the soil. You should notice a difference in no time.

Have your tried growing leeks in the past but they didn’t turn out too well. Next time trying giving them a drink of heavy beer e.g. stout or when first planting out put some soot into the plant hole first. You’ll notice a vast difference in your crop.

Dandelions starting to appear in your lawn? Apply a teaspoon of salt in the center of the dandelion, and other weeds within the lawn, being careful not to spill too much on the grass. You should notice the unwanted weeds turning brown and dying off within a few days.

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