July Is Time To Get Physical

Gardening: Tidy Up, Prune, Make Compost And Even Plant This Month

- Alice Spenser-Higgs

The first consideration is preventing frost damage and dealing with its consequences. Young plants are particularly vulnerable to frost, especially when cold temperatures occur after a warm period. If a cold front is predicted, cover tender plants with frost cloth that can protect plants at zero or minus zero temperatures.

A very light, easy to manage frost cloth is available from garden centres. Nurseries often throw it over beds of frost-sensitive plants in the afternoon and remove it the following morning.