{"id":22252,"date":"2013-02-10T14:25:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T14:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phoenixfm.com\/?p=22252"},"modified":"2013-02-10T14:25:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T14:25:36","slug":"what-to-do-in-the-garden-second-week-of-february-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/?p=22252","title":{"rendered":"What to do in the Garden &#8211; Second Week of February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Flower Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prune back shoots on mophead and lacecap hydrangeas to a pair of buds<\/li>\n<li>Trim all foliage from barrenwort (Epimedium) before flowers start to develop<\/li>\n<li>Plant lilies in pots<\/li>\n<li>Prune mahonia, removing old stems to make room for new growth<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Rambling thoughts about gardening!\" href=\"https:\/\/andrewbabicz.wordpress.com\/rambling-thoughts-about-gardening\/\">Lift and divide congested clumps of snowdrops<\/a> when in leaf, also known as &#8216;in the green&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Fruit and Vegetable Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plant shallots outside into well-prepared soil<\/li>\n<li>Sow mustard and cress in a pot on the kitchen windowsill for a quick crop<\/li>\n<li>Use netting and bird scarers to protect fruit bushes from hungry birds, which can strip off swelling buds<\/li>\n<li>Prune side shoots on trained forms of gooseberry back to two or three buds<\/li>\n<li>Sow the following crops in pots or trays in the greenhouse, ready to transplant outside later: Brussels sprouts, spring cabbage, cauliflower, onions, leeks, lettuce and salad leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In The Greenhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hand pollinate the flowers of peaches and nectarine, with a soft brush<\/li>\n<li>Cut off hippeastrum flower heads, leaving the stalk<\/li>\n<li>Sow summer-bedding plants in trays in a heated propagator or in the greenhouse<\/li>\n<li>Plant dahlia tubers in trays to encourage shoots to develop, which you can use as cuttings<\/li>\n<li>Pot on houseplants and ferns into slightly larger pots<\/li>\n<li>Insulate the greenhouse with polythene to improve insulation and seal windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Generally<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix nesting boxes for birds to suitable trees around your garden<\/li>\n<li>Service petrol lawn mowers and power tools<\/li>\n<li>Keep indoor azaleas well-watered with rainwater<\/li>\n<li>Make fat cakes and hang them among roses to encourage bluetits to feed off overwintering pests<\/li>\n<li>Clear away old plant debris from around the margins of ponds, and scoop out leaves that have fallen into the water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to listen to me every Sunday 10am to 12 noon and also vist my website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babicz.com\">www.babicz.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22253\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a 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