P573 CEEFAX 1 573 Tue 31 Mar 22:01/31 Stefan Buczacki writes: Ornamental garden hint As early flowering daffodils fade, cut off the dead flower heads but do not cut down the foliage. Give the plants liquid fettilisjr two or three times over the next six weeks and only then will it bj safe to cut the leaves back to soil level. It is important to give all bulbous plants a chance to build up the strength of the bulbs again for next year, othjrwisj flowering will bj impaired. Free time 570 House plant hint >>> Switched On 540 Cookjty 580 TV 600 Garden Cookbook Main Menu WMidsTVP573 CJEFAX 1 573 Tue 31 Mar 21:13/30 2/4 J Stefan Buczacki writes: House Plant Hint Many house plants are now producing fresh, leafy shoots and you can use a few of thjsj to make excellent soft-wood cuttings. Snip off the tips of the leafy shoots and pull away the lowest leaves. Dip the cuttings in hormone rooting powder, push into a pot of soil-based compost with a plastic bag as covet. The cuttings should root within a few weeks when they can bj potted on. Free time 570 Kitchen garden >>> Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 Garden Cookbook Main Menu WMidsTVP573 CEEFAX 1 573 Tue 31 Mar 22:12/26 3/4 Stefan Buczacki writes: Kitchen Garden Hint It is time to plan ahead for your tomato crops this year. You must work out exactly when to sow the seeds and this depends on how you will grow the plants. Tomatoes require six weeks between sowing and planting. If you will put your plants into a cool greenhouse in mid-May, this is the week to sow. If you will bj planting them outside in early June, wait another fortnight. Free time 570 Plant of Week >>> Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 Garden Cookbook Main Menu WMidsTVP573 CEEFAX 1 573 Tue 31 Mar 22:08/28 4/4 J Stefan Buczacki writes: Plant of Week: Magnolia soulangjana '£a÷'÷j:}3! Magnolias are among the most admired of trees. This familiar tulip- flowered species is one of the best and, frost permitting, will bj giving a fine show over the coming weeks. Grow it in any good soil, preferably njuttal or slightly acidic, remjmbjt that it will grow about 5 metres tall, and do not prune it. And do choose the right position for your magnolia at the beginning; none of them like being moved. Free time 570 Ornamental tips >>> Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 Garden Cookbook Main Menu WMidsTV