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Grow dahlias from seed
Colourful dahlias make a welcome addition to the late-summer garden and will continue to flower until the first frost. While many dahlias are grown from tubers planted in May, you can also raise them from seed.
Takes just: 20 minutes
Flowers
- Deadhead winter-flowering pansies and bedding plants
- Divide congested herbaceous perennials
- Prune winter jasmine to cut back flowered shoots
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Fruit and veg
- Cover soil with cloches to warm it for early sowings
- Finish winter pruning fruit trees and soft fruits
- Cut stems of autumn-fruiting raspberries to soil level
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Greenhouse
- Plant summer bulbs
- Maintain frost-free conditions
- Bring pots of spring bulbs into the greenhouse
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Around the garden
- Knock heavy snow off shrubs and conifers
- Place rabbit guards around trees to protect bark
- Firm down plants lifted by frost or wind rock
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