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People urged to sort these 5 gardening jobs in February including what to plant
Experts recommend five key February gardening tasks including planting hardy flowers and vegetables, tidying beds, enriching soil, and frost protection to ensure strong spring growth.
- This month, experts urged home gardeners to complete 5 essential tasks, including planting 3 flowers and tidying beds for spring, as recommended by Chris Taylor and Simon Parry.
- Simon Parry advised preparing soil by digging and enriching it when conditions allow, and some jobs should be done now while others, such as cutting back deciduous ornamental grasses, are scheduled toward the end of this month.
- Chris Taylor recommended starting dahlia tubers under cover and potting them in free-draining compost, while planting sweet peppers, chillies and aubergines this month using heated propagators or warm indoor spots.
- Protect tender plants with horticultural fleece, mulch roots, and move vulnerable potted plants to sheltered positions when frost is forecast to reduce pests and disease.
- Slow February sowings tend to produce sturdier plants with better long‑term resilience, and gardeners report these starts often outperform later sowings, boosting summer crop productivity.
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People urged to sort these 5 gardening jobs in February including what to plant
Gardeners have been advised to sort a number of gardening jobs out in February, including which plants and vegetables to start work on
·Scotland, United Kingdom
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