Are you itching to get back into the garden but not sure where to begin? Debi has five simple, satisfying 10-minute jobs to give you, and your garden, a wonderful late-winter boost.
10-minute gardening jobs for late winter
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Itching to get back into the garden? Here are five simple jobs you can do in about ten minutes each in late winter.
- Put out nesting material for birds
Garden birds start looking for nesting sites in late winter. Put some suitable nesting material where they can pick it up when they need it. I use a small ceramic dispenser.
- Clean the greenhouse
Clear away leaves and debris. Put on gloves and use a brush or sponge and warm soapy water to scrub the greenhouse. If using a disinfectant, follow its label.
- Cut back old sedum stems
Stonecrop seedheads have provided shelter for wildlife through winter. When fresh shoots start to emerge from the base, snip the old stems down low with secateurs and put them on the compost heap.
- Empty old pots
Clear out tired containers and use spent compost from healthy plants as a mulch on the borders. The pots are ready for a fresh display.
- Keep feeding garden birds
In late winter I put out Richard Jackson’s Premium Bird Food and suet pellets. My resident woodpigeons and doves love them. See the RSPB’s seasonal feeding guidance for what to offer through the year.
And that’s my five 10-minute gardening jobs for late winter.
