Controlling Ivy
Do you have to control ivy? Cut the stems back to the ground and dig the roots out! On green ivy: http://bit.ly/wdQpMY
Do you have to control ivy? Cut the stems back to the ground and dig the roots out! On green ivy: http://bit.ly/wdQpMY
Check your garlic: the bulbs can be harvested when the stems become yellow! About garlic: http://bit.ly/nux6IG
Potatoes should be earthed up as soon as the stems are about 23cm high! How to earth up potatoes: http://j.mp/imBTyo
Leggy stems of Mahonia x media can now be cut back to encourage branching! More infos about mahonias: http://j.mp/gsWr5x
Twist off stem segments of your Christmas cactus now to keep a balanced shape! About Christmas cacti: http://j.mp/gSHuYX
Now is the ideal time to take note of beautiful barks, stems and shapes! Some great pictures: http://j.mp/eNOT7z
Cut back the foliage and stems of dead herbaceous plants! One herbaceous plant is Texas Bull Nettle: http://j.mp/9V2ZqZ
Many conservatory shrubs can be pruned in early spring: shorten the stems of Cestrum, Brugmansia and Acalypha.
Many plants now have flowers, berries or coloured stems: Some of these plants are Helleborus niger or Clematis cirrhosa.
When pruning your apple trees you may notice signs of apple canker on the stems: try to cut out all infected material.