May in the Garden

May in the Garden Show Notes May in the garden is certainly a busy month and keeps us gardeners busy. In this episode of Dig it Peter Brown and Chris Day look at how the late spring is affecting our gardens and how using specific plant fertilisers will help your plants recover and prosper this summer. How the gardening trade is coping with plant, gardening products and composts shortage is discussed as well as timely hints and tips on plant supports, choosing bedding plants, organic slug control and pond care. Plants mentioned Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn, May, Whitethorn) Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn, Sloe) Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) No longer available for sale due to devasting effect of the Ash Die Back disease. Quercus robur (Common Oak, Pedunculate Oak, European Oak or English Oak) Runner beans Lettuce Herb seeds Antirrhinum Marigolds Strawberries Fertilisers mentioned Miracle Gro https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=Miracle%20Gro%20all%20purpose Phostrogen https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=phostrogen Vitax Q4 https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/search?keyword=Vitax%20Q4%20fertiliser Maxicrop Seaweed Extract https://m.buckinghamgardencentre.co.uk/Original-Organic-Seaweed-Extract-1-Litre-p65899206 Pond plants and products Fish Food: Tetra Pond Food Sticks Iris laevigata and Iris siberica (waterside and marginal Iris) Nymphaeaceae (Waterlilies) Houttuynia cordata (Chamaeleon plant) Dechlorinating tablets: Interpet Bioactive Tapsafe Plus Barley straw and Cloverleaf Blanket Answer Use a fishing net to remove Blanketweed / Duckweed Garden Products Copper tape to deter slugs and snails Horticultural fleece Plant ties Plant support system Pheromone trap for Codling Moth Pheromone trap for Plum Moth Water butts Hozelock watering Hanging baskets and liners Weber BBQs Music by Chiltern Music Therapy