P249 ORACLE 249 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2147:54 1/4 This week's Fact Sheets are: 175 Family Garden Plan, 176 Clubroot 177 Peat Alternatives send 8"x6" RAE (27p stamp) to: The TV Garden, Kings Heath Park, B'ham B14 7TQ More information, please telephone: 0898 345 337 - Products, plants, flowers shown this week. 0898 345 338 - Gardening tasks this week/month. Calls cost: 36p/min cheap rate 48p/min at all other times more follows > Community 240 TV Plus 250 TV Plus What's On Adverts TV GuideP249 ORACLE 249 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2114:42 2/4 Tips For The Week a) Strong winds may occur so label up and tie up Dahlias and Chrysanthmums. b) Prune rambler roses, cutting old flowered growths, but continue spraying c) Thin out any overcrowded oxygenating plants in the pond. d) Keep feeding fish provided food is consumed within 10 - 20 minutes in pond e) Tidy up herbaceous borders, cutting down old flowered plants. f) Give hedges their final cut of the season. more tips > Community 240 TV Plus 250 TV Plus What's On Adverts TV GuideP249 ORACLE 249 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2157:47 3/4 Tips For The Week continued g) Carry out autumn lawn maintenance if weather allows (Sheets 21 and 124) h) Pick all outdoor tomatoes and marrows before frosts occur or fruits spoil. i) Lift beetroot with a fork. Twist off tops and store. j) Pick sweet corn before cobs turn yellow and mealy. kR Prune cane fruits such as Loganberries and Rapsbjrriis (except Autumn fruiting varieties). (Sheet 102) more tips > Community 240 TV Plus 250 TV Plus What's On Adverts TV GuideP249 ORACLE 249 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2114:44 4/4 Tips For The Week continued l) Pot Fuchsia and Geranium guttings in as small a pot as practical. m) Remove shading from greenhouse. n) Check over cuttings of half-hardy perennials. o) Make sure greenhouses are closed up before the evening cold sets in and where heat loving plants are being grown, such as African Violets. p) Be prepared to bring in hanging baskets and other containers housing half-hardy perennial plants should frost be forecast. more follows > Community 240 TV Plus 250 TV Plus What's On Adverts TV Guide