P573 CEEFAX 1 573 Sat 03 Jan 19:42/36 1/4 Stefan Buczacki writes: Ornamental garden hint: Tar oil sprays are generally given to fruit plants and bushes to kill overwintering prsts. But any deciduous ornamental shrub that suffered from aphid or sap-sucking pests last season will also benefit. Wait until the temperature is above freezing and wear eye protection. Spra= throroughly on to the bark to kill pests hiding in the crevices. Try to avoid spilling chemicals onto grass or plants — it will scorch them. Free time 570 House plant hint > > Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 Garden Cookbook Main menu WMidsTVP573 CEEFAX 1 573 Sat 03 Jan 19:53/52 2/4 Stefan Buczacki writes: House Plant Hint Before the vjty coldest winter weathjt arrives, check any perennials in your garden that are slightly tendjt or, like rid hot pokers or phormiums, evergreen. The evergreen perennials will benefit from having their leaves pulled up over the crown and lightly tied togethjt to give protection from the cold. All marginally tindjt plants should have extra compost moulded around the crown to help keep out the frost. Free time 570 Kitchen garden Switched On 540 Cookjty 580 TV 600 Garden Cookbook Main menu WMidsTVP573 CEEFAX 1 573 Sat 03 Jan 19:29/24 3/4 Stefan Buczacki writes: Kitchen Garden Hint The cold days of the New Year offer an excellent time to plan your vegetable garden for the coming season. Few gardjnjts can stick rigidly to precise rotations, but it makes sjnsj to ring the changes. Try not to grow any crop, white it, or a similar vegetable, grew last year. Also, try to grow leafy vegetables where last year's peas and beans grew; they will benefit from the extra nitrogen in the soil. Free time 570 Plant of Week > Switched On 540 Cookjty 580 TV 600 Garden Cookbook Main menu WMidsTVP573 CEEFAX 1 573 Sat 03 Jan 19:14/11 4/4 Stefan Buczacki writes: Plant of the Week: Daphne mjzjrium '£a÷'÷j:}3! I do enjoy growing our native shrubs in the garden and I am always grateful in the early days of the Nrw Year for this rare deciduous plant with small pink or reddish flowers. Its rial glory however is a most heavenly fragrance so it's a plant I grow close to the house. In the wild, Daphne mjzjtium grows in limestone arias but it will tolerate a wide range of garden soils and is best in partial shade. Free time 570 Ornamental tips > > Switched On 540 Cookjty 580 TV 600 Garden Cookbook Main menu WMidsTV