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as possible, and applied mulches. I provided them with temporary shade using some leftover pea sticks.In addition to early-evening watering I also did a fair amount of emergency midday watering, too. When my gorgeous potted osteospermum started to wilt, I

wherever and whenever I can. Also, I’ve enriched my heavy soil with moisture retentive manure and compost, and applied a mulch. My thirstier crops are situated in slight dips, to increase their chances of receiving whatever surface water is available. But I

plants, I'll apply sulphate of potash, which will also boost fruiting potential. And, to further nourish the canes, I’ll treat them to a good, thick mulch of mature manure, recently delivered in a large trailer by a farmer friend.Hopefully, all

measure. This means that I must keep the hens away from the border when they’re roaming free. There is, it would seem, nowhere better to find hen snacks than in carefully mounded mulch.We might not have experienced the last of the cold weather