The Zimbabwean Gardener Issue 3 Summer 2012 | Page 27

What to do
cut this
out and
stick it
on your
fridge

• It’s time to sow the colourful winter and spring
flowering seeds: Alyssum, snapdragon, foxglove,
candytuft, petunia, stocks, Iceland poppy, phlox,
primula, viola and cineraria.
• Cut off old flowering stems of penstemon, rudbeckia
and delphiniums to encourage new growth.
• This rainy weather is ripe for Downy mildew to set in so
continue with your Ridomil application on Busy lizzies.
• Snails and slugs favourite perennials are pilea,
hypoestes and tradescantia so put snail bait around
these too.

FEb

February is generally
a busy month in the
garden and some
shrubs will require a
light summer pruning
to neaten them up.

• Prune overg ɽݸ