broccoli – Charlton and Blackheath Amateur Horticultural Society

1. Cut back those shrubby Salvias now if you haven’t already done so, both in the ground and in pots. Cut just above a shoot and they will grow away fast, but listen out for forecast of frost.

Cut back shrubby Salvia to a leaf node — Cut back shrubby Salvia, deter weeds (and possibly molluscs) with a gravel mulch,
and support your taller plants

Protect slug-magnets with grit — Cut back shrubby Salvia, deter weeds (and possibly molluscs) with a gravel mulch,
and support your taller plants

2. Some bulbs are now over so make sure to deadhead and then leave the foliage to die back naturally, and give them a good feed to build up the bulbs for next year.

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