May in the Garden Show Notes

May in the garden is certainly a busy month and keeps us gardeners busy. In this episode of Dig it Peter Brown and Chris Day look at how the late spring is affecting our gardens and how using specific plant fertilisers will help your plants recover and prosper this summer. How the gardening trade is coping with plant, gardening products and composts shortage is discussed as well as timely hints and tips on plant supports, choosing bedding plants, organic slug control and pond care.

Plants mentioned

Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn, May, Whitethorn)  

Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn, Sloe)

Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) No longer available for sale due to devasting effect of the Ash Die Back disease.

Quercus robur (Common Oak, Pedunculate Oak, European Oak or English Oak)

Runner beans

Lettuce

Herb seeds

Antirrhinum

Marigolds

Strawberries

Fertilisers mentioned

Miracle Gro https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=Miracle%20Gro%20all%20purpose

Phostrogen https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=phostrogen

Vitax Q4 https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=Vitax%20Q4%20fertiliser

Maxicrop Seaweed Extract https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/Original-Organic-Seaweed-Extract-1-Litre-p65899206

Pond plants and products

Fish Food: Tetra Pond Food Sticks

Iris laevigata and Iris siberica (waterside and marginal Iris)

Nymphaeaceae (Waterlilies)

Houttuynia cordata (Chamaeleon plant)

Dechlorinating tablets: Interpet Bioactive Tapsafe Plus

Barley straw and Cloverleaf Blanket Answer

Use a fishing net to remove Blanketweed / Duckweed

Garden Products

Copper tape to deter slugs and snails

Horticultural fleece

Plant ties

Plant support system

Pheromone trap for Codling Moth

Pheromone trap for Plum Moth

Water butts

Hozelock watering

Hanging baskets and liners

Weber BBQs

Music by Chiltern Music Therapy  

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