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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, and Author. David has worked with a number of the UK’s leading garden retailers as a plant buyer and strategic consultant. With more than 30 years experience, in horticulture, David is as passionate about plants now as he was when he bought his first plant at a village fete.
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