Get ready for Spring! Gardening Jobs for February

With the cold, wet and windy weather it isn't very tempting to go outside and get stuck into gardening tasks! You will be rewarded this summer, so keep persevering with your gardening jobs this February. Gardening Jobs for February Lawn Care When the lawn is coated in frost try not to walk on it as you will have yellow footprints on it later on! Image Credit Bulbs Check stored bulbs and vegetables, make sure nothing has rotted or dried out. Image Credit Pruning Now is a very good time to prune your free standing apple or pear trees to encourage branching and bushiness from the main stem. Check stakes and ties that may have loosened and replace or remove them. Prune roses and finish pruning deciduous trees before the dormant season is over. Image Credit Pinching your Sweet Peas Sweet peas sown last autumn are now ready to be pinched. Removing the growing tip will encourage the seedlings to develop side shoots and you will have nice bushy plants in a few months’ time. Image Credit Planning your Spring Garden Start to plan your flower and vegetable garden for the coming year; seeds are now in store. Image Credit Planting Half Hardy plants like Lobelias, Petunias and Busy Lizzies can be sown under glass this month. Image Credit Sowing Start to chit early potatoes and sow vegetable seed under cloches for early crops. Image credit Greenhouse Sow greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes. Image credit Venue: Powerscourt Garden Pavilion, Enniskerry, County Wicklow. Contact Details: W: www.powerscourt.ie (01) 204 6014