Pat’s Jobs for November 2024

1. Check for blackspot on roses and make sure to remove the leaves by checking the bush itself and below it. But don’t add to the compost heap.

Blackspot on roses
Blackspot on roses

2. If you have to, this is the best time to move trees and shrubs, but have your planting hole ready, and dig up with all the root ball and replant quickly, watering well until settled. 

3. Plant your tulips and hyacinths now. either in the ground or in pots – but protect from squirrels. 

Plant tulips and hyacinths
Plant tulips and hyacinths

4. If you sowed sweet peas last month. harden them off now and it’s still not too late to get some going for an early crop. 

Continue reading Pat’s Jobs for November 2024