Huddersfield Examiner - Tag - gardening

Gardening: Asparagus

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE asparagus season may be short, with tender stalks being harvested in April, May and maybe June depending on the weather, but nothing tastes like home-grown asparagus spears, even if you might have to wait up to three years after planting to cut your first crop. But after that, this perennial crop can last up to 20 years.

Vandals strike at Scissett First School

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

VANDALS have left youngsters at a Huddersfield school distraught.

Monty Don and life in TV garden

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A new series of Gardeners' World has just begun and Monty Don reveals highs and lows of allowing TV cameras into his garden.

Gardening: Beautiful alleyways

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Forget Coronation Street-style dingy back yards and dark alleyways. The RHS is now calling on communities to put some colour into their back street walkways and help reduce crime

Gardening: Take note of unusual birds in your garden

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

As the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch approaches, HANNAH STEPHENSON looks at the types of birds dominating the garden scene and how to attract specific birds through wildlife-friendly planting and a rich variety of bird food

Gardening: Snowdrop is best of the bunch

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHILE other plants might fail in particularly harsh or warm winters, the humble snowdrop can be relied upon to appear whatever the weather.

Gardening: Jobs and tips

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Make sure that tender and half-hardy fuchsias, remaining dormant in their pots, do not become completely dry. Spray any early growth with tepid water in the light to soften the wood, but do this sparingly.

Gardening: Time to get chitting

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

GIVE seed potatoes a head start by ‘chitting’ them now. Buy seed potatoes from garden centres and lay them on trays or in egg cartons on a well-lit windowsill, but out of direct sunlight.

Gardening: Control earwigs

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fill upturned flowerpots with straw or shredded paper and place them on top of canes close to vulnerable plants. These will trap them. Check the pots daily.

Gardening: How to prolong the life of your poinsetita

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT

IF YOUR poinsettia has made it happily through Christmas, you may be able to make it bloom again for the next festive season.