FEBRUARY GARDEN TIPS
Start chitting
early potatoes
Stand them on their end in a module
tray or egg box and place them
in a bright, cool, frost-free place.
Cut autumn-fruiting
raspberry canes
Cut to the ground to stimulate new
canes, which will fruit in the autumn.
Cut the tips of summer-fruiting raspberry
canes that have grown beyond the top
of their supports; cut just above a bud.
Plant prune, apple &
pear trees whilst
they're still dormant
Leave plum trees, cherry trees and
apricots until the summer as pruning
these fruit trees now will make them
susceptible to ‘Silver Leaf’ disease.
Prune bushes to
maintain a productive
framework
Particularly, blackcurrant, gooseberries
and redcurrant bushes.
Currant bushes can also still be planted
between now and the spring time.