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Ware potatoes can contain diseases, which won’t make them unsafe to eat, but could affect any plants that you grow from them and could also spread the disease in your garden if no counter measures are taken. There are a lot of different containers for potatoes that you can buy, but it’s very important to make the right choice. Large plastic pots (available at most garden centres) are the most common for growing potatoes and are pretty cheap to buy, usually these are made of cheap plastic though so do break. Planting usually begins in March for the first early varieties. Second earlies and main crop potatoes should be planted from mid-March. Begin by placing a layer of potting soil in the bottom of your container, filling the pot half full is usually a good guide. On top of this begin planting your potatoes, in a large 40 litre pot you can plant 5 first early seed potatoes. Plant them evenly apart but try not to plant too close to the edge of the container.
Some shrubs may show signs of reverted growth or ‘sporting’. This is where random shoots of different leaves associated with the plant’s parentage begin to appear. Most commonly this is where plants with variegated leaves sprout pure green growths instead of variegated ones. Late blight is a fungal disease and it is most prolific in warm, wet weather, especially in late summer. This is bad news for British gardeners, given that our summers have become warmer and wetter in recent years. Conifers can be planted throughout the year, but it is best to plant them in the late autumn or winter, as long as the ground is not frozen or waterlogged. Most conifers are frost proof to an extent and hardy, so they will be able to establish well throughout cooler weather.One of the biggest causes of death in new shrubs is drought stress, so keep it well watered until it’s established. So, if you are thinking about growing an olive tree for the fruit, keep in mind that it may rarely crop in northern parts of the UK. Should there be an extended hard freeze, wrap the pot with burlap or an old blanket and protect new shoots with horti-fleece. 6) Choose Compact Varieties With A Vertical Form Dimensions: 44cm diameter top, 31.8cm diameter base and 37cm depth. Internal top diameter 40cm. Capacity: 35 litres.
Although shrubs are usually very robust garden plants, they can sometimes start to decline with no apparent or obvious reason. Growing an olive tree in the UK is more of a challenge than growing most other trees, whether they are containerised or in the open ground.Olive trees are slow-growing and relatively small, and, with relatively few demands on the soil, are among the most suitable trees for growing in containers. All shrubs benefit from dead-heading once spent flowers become apparent. Rhododendrons and Lilac especially benefit from the removal of dead flowers. Dimensions: 60cm diameter top, 42.2cm diameter base and 43cm depth. Internal top diameter 54cm. Capacity: 80 litres. Olea europaea is rightfully recognised as being among the toughest trees and can withstand harsh weather conditions in the UK.
Do not use manure or water-retentive compost for these shrubs, as they do not like constantly moist soil.While potatoes that are infected by scabs don’t look very nice, they are still edible, just peel them and enjoy.
Container grown shrubs can be grown at any time of year. It is a little known fact that shrubs planted in the autumn and winter will be easier to look after than those planted in the spring and summer, because they will have time to establish and become hardy in the cooler months.Dimensions: 9cm diameter top, 6.3cm diameter base and 8.7cm depth. Capacity: 0.37 litres. Recommended use: For pot bedding and young plants. Recommended use: Container pots used for shrubs, herbaceous and climbers’ examples: poinsettia & large cyclamen. These can be used for potting on as the plant matures and needs a bigger pot.
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