The British weather can be the most frustrating thing for gardeners and time and time again brings them to exasperation point.
It is not so long ago that there was a widespread hosepipe ban, but then came the rain and gardeners are now worried how garden plantswill survive week upon week of incessant rain.
The British weather can be the most frustrating thing for gardeners and time and time again brings them to exasperation point.
It is not so long ago that there was a widespread hosepipe ban, but then came the rain and gardeners are now worried how garden plantswill survive week upon week of incessant rain.
Beds and borders will be looking very sorry for themselves, and some lofty plants will surly collapse due to driving rainfall, furthermore some will flop as water builds up on the top of plants, some bedding plantsthat are maybe a bit more delicate than others will suffer and may rot away. Many will of course bounce back when the weather improves.
Do not give up, if you have not already staked your tall plants do it now and staking individual stems will certainly help and may minimise damage. Supporting plants will also help to prevent them from being dislodged in waterlogged soil, you can of course prune back top growth, and this will ensure it has less growth to support.
The leaves of evergreen garden shrubswill turn yellow when they are sat in saturated soil, you can give them a new lease of life by feeding them with an appropriate fertiliser.
The container plantsare vulnerable to rain, move the containers to a more sheltered spot in the garden, and another tip is to place the pot or container on bricks or large stones to raise them off the ground, this of course will allow excess water to drain away, and any pots sitting in a tray need to be lifted out as water builds up in these trays and you certainly do not want your plants to be continually sitting in a puddle of water.
With the sort of weather we have had in the UK for the last month, you certainly do not want to plant garden seedsstraight into your garden, they will just get washed away and will not have time to germinate, buy seeds if this is your preference but rear them indoors or in a greenhouse until strong enough to be planted in your beds.
Most gardeners will not need to be told not to mow the lawn in wet weather, even walking on a lawn in wet weather can cause damage, and this would especially refer to those who have grown the lawn from seed in spring, it is always the best action for any lawn to improve the drainage by spiking or aerating in the autumn.
A spokesman for Blooming Direct a family owned and run nursery on the island of Jersey said “yes gardeners have had a lot of rainfall to cope with these past few weeks and many gardeners will be tearing their hair out with lost crops and beautiful plants. There is always a chance once the weather clears you can plant a whole load of plug plantsto give that instant growth to your garden beds and borders, we can guarantee safe delivery of all plants to your door in pristine condition, furthermore all orders to the UK are FREE”.
The ardent gardener will persevere to make sure that the garden stays in blooming hue no matter what the weather, it’s not all bad, plants do need water to survive, maybe not so much.
For further information visit: www.bloomingdirect.com