Around the garden job checklist - week 21

20 - 26 May 2013

It's time to...

Plant tagetes with your tomatoes, to act as companion flowers which deter pests
Scoop out floating pond weed and algae from pools
Hoe bare soil and hand weed beds weekly to prevent weeds from establishing and setting seed
Put soft tops on the tips of all cane and plant supports to prevent injury to eyes
Apply a moss killer to lawns, then, after a few days, scarify to rake out the dead matter
Wipe teak oil or other nourishing wood treatment on to wooden garden furniture to condition it for summer