David Domoney Newsletter

November Gardening

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This month is your last chance to get spring-flowering bulbs planted in your garden. Tulips are perfect for planting out in your garden this month and are a welcome sight in the spring. Find out all about the different tulip groups, and when and how to plant these bulbs this November in my blog.

On Saturday the 30th of November, I will be at this year’s Ideal Home Show Christmas at Olympia in London. I’ll be talking all about growing your own Christmas decorations at home, and how to forage for your festive decor. Make sure you book your tickets now so you can find some amazing inspiration for your 2024 Christmas.

This year, I’ve been travelling the country with ITV’s This Morning, transforming front gardens for deserving This Morning viewers. Catch up with the latest Front Garden Facelift on their YouTube channel by following this link.

Find out about my seasonal gardening advice on my website and YouTube channel. And make sure you like, subscribe, and switch on notifications so you stay updated with all my new videos.

Happy gardening!

David

Gardening tip of the month

Sow sweet peas indoors

Prepare for next spring by sowing sweet peas indoors this month.

Tip 1 homemade newspaper pots

Preparing your sweet pea pots

Get hold of some 9cm pots, or make some using yoghurt pots, cardboard, or newspaper. Fill them with peat-free compost, pressing it down slightly.

Water the pots through to moisten the soil ahead of sowing. You will sow between two and three seeds per 9cm pot.

Tip 2 Lathyrus odoratus seeds hard coating

Help your sweet pea seeds along

Sweet pea seeds have very tough seed coats. This can inhibit germination, but there are a couple of ways you can help.

A tried and true method is soaking the seeds for a while before sowing. Otherwise, you could try filing the coating down slightly with a nail file or light sandpaper.

Tip 3 sowing into pots

How to sow sweet peas

Press each of your prepared sweet pea seeds into your 9cm pots. Push each seed about a centimetre deep into the peat-free compost, and sow each seed a centimetre apart.

Label your pots with the plant name and sowing date, and place them on a windowsill to start growing and germinating. Water them once the top of the soil is dry.

Tip 4 climbing sweet peas supports

Caring for your sweet peas

Within a fortnight of sowing, your seeds should have germinated. In another couple of weeks, you will have a small plant. At this point, place a small cane in the pot, and tie your sweet pea in.

Once roots appear out of the bottom of the pot, it’s time to plant out. They are tough with frosts, but planting them in a cold frame will help.

Watch this video from David

Find out everything you need to know to prepare you lawn for the winter months. By taking these steps now, your lawn will thrive next year.

My Top 10 Plants for November

Find out my top ten plants for your November garden to add colour and texture to your late autumn displays.

Win 1 of 10 AMES Tools Carbon Steel Hand Trowels

With a leather-look strap for easy storage, and a strong, rust-resistant blade, this hand trowel is a garden tools necessity.

Top Job for November

Get your fruit bushes into shape this month by pruning them whilst they’re dormant. Find out how and when in my blog.

Plants for a Purpose

Tulips are a striking addition to garden beds to appear next spring. Plant tulip bulbs now to enjoy their varied and wonderful blooms next year.

Win 1 of 3 Irrigatia C12L Watering Kits

Take the task of watering your plants out of your hands, and leave them up to solar power with these amazing kits.

Watch this video

Find out how winter plant containers can transform your home in this latest video.

How to warm soil beds

Prepare your soil beds for autumn planting by warming it up first. Find out how in my latest blog.

How and when to plant spring-flowering bulbs

Find out everything you need to plant spring-flowering bulbs this months for a vivid display in spring.

Watch this video

Find out some fantastic facts about this beautiful pond plant, pickerel weed.

Win 1 of 5 Hartman Universal Cleaners

Suitable for cleaning resin, weave, ceramic, HPL, and aluminium, Hartman’s Universal Cleaner is a garden furniture must-have.

How to freeze fruits & vegetables

Keep your harvest fresh for months by preparing it and freezing it. Find out how and why in my blog.

Watch this video

Add some colour with berries in your autumn garden display this month.

October prize draw winners

Yard Force – Blower Vac Winners:

Newsletter winner – Galina Varese

Facebook winner – Laura Jones

Hartman – Scatter Cushions Winners:

Sharon Hatch

Andrea Cooper

Laura Pritchard

AMES Tools Stainless Steel Lawn Edgers Winners:

Rupert Summerton

Kevin McGovern

Tony Mann

Carol Calver-Jones

Lynn Neal

Adrian Clarke

David Woolley

James McDiarmid

Ian Johnston

Nicola Godfrey

Congratulations to the winners!

Keep your eyes peeled for more blogs, videos, competitions and winner announcements throughout November.