It’s getting colder and wetter as we move into November.  As autumn turns to winter, your main jobs in the garden are mostly about protecting plants from the weather, raking up leaves and planning your garden for next year.  There’s still a few things to sow on a sunny windowsill such as- Broad Beans Salad Leaves Spring Onions Early Peas Chillies                   Forker Garden Products – Suppliers of Compost, Bark, Peat Free Compost, Topsoil, Bark and other Garden Sundries, based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. We sup ..read more

As September brings a new season there are new jobs to do in the garden/greenhouse. There are quite a few varieties of autumn and winter vegetables you can plant now for produce during the colder months – winter and spring cabbage, purple sprouting broccoli, little gem lettuce, chicory and Chinese cabbage are a few options. Our Fruit & Veg compost and our Peat free planter are perfect to grow these in. Some other jobs we recommend doing this month: Divide herbaceous perennials. Pick autumn raspberries. Collect and sow seed from perennials and hardy annuals. Dig up rem ..read more

After a wet and miserable May i think we can finally say Summer is here!!!  With the days longer and the weather drier there’s plenty to do around the garden: Keep on top of weeds. Be water-wise, especially in drought-affected areas. Harvest lettuce, radish, other salads and early potatoes. Position summer hanging baskets and containers outside. Mow lawns at least once a week. Plant out summer bedding using our Multi-Purpose Compost with John Innes (70 Litres) Shade greenhouses to keep them cool and prevent scorch.               Fork ..read more

As winter is ending, we are gradually seeing the first signs of spring. Its time to prepare seed beds, seed sowing, cutting back winter shrubs and general tidying up around the garden. Top things to be doing this month in the garden are: ?  Plant summer flowering bulbs. ?  Plant onion sets and early potatoes. ?  Protect spring shoots from slugs. ?  Feed trees, shrubs and hedges with a slow-release fertilizer. ?  Dead head daffodils to encourage them to re-grow next year. ?  Top up vegetable planters and raised beds with new compost and soil.     ..read more

January might be the middle of winter but as the days lengthen the garden starts to grow. Now is a great time to plan for the coming gardening year and to order seeds and plants. Summer bulbs, seed potatoes and onion sets are available from the middle of this month. Enjoy the fresh air, on dry sunny days. Use this month for general garden maintenance. Rake leaves and clear up weedy beds ready for mulching in spring. Also put out food for birds and leave some garden areas uncut, a little longer, to provide shelter for wildlife in your garden.             ..read more

December brings the last season of the year, Winter! As we approach the shortest day of the year in December the main jobs in the garden are to lift fallen leaves and check that all trees and outdoor plants are secure during this colder month. Check your winter protection is securely in place incase of wind and frost. Check that greenhouse heaters are working. Insulate outdoor taps. Prune open-grown apples and pears (but not those trained against walls) Harvest leeks, parsnips, winter cabbage, sprouts and remaining root crops Deciduous trees and shrubs can still be planted and transplan ..read more

Autumn is definitely here, it feels colder and is a lot wetter. It’s a beautiful time of year with the trees changing colour. This brings one of the main jobs of the season, raking up leaves! It might feel pointless with the wind blowing more off but these will make a great compost heap for next years crops. Other jobs to do this month are: Separate rhubarb crowns to create new plants. Cut back perennials that have died down. Move plants inside. Plant out spring cabbages. Harvest apples, pears and grapes. Prune climbing roses. Collect seeds from the garden to sow next year. Trim hedges ..read more

July brings long, warm days that continue late into the evening. Perfect weather for the garden. ?Summer can still have a few bad spells of weather make sure tall plants and climbers are well supported in case of bad weather. ?Water at dusk to reduce evaporation and use mulch to retain moisture around plants. ?Terracotta pots are prone to evaporation so dampen the pot down to keep roots inside cool and damp. ?Regularly deadhead bedding and perennial plants to encourage new blooms for as long as possible. ?This is probably the last chance to feed your lawn. Make sure in dry spells to reg ..read more

As winter is ending, we are gradually seeing the first signs of spring. Its time to prepare seed beds, seed sowing, cutting back winter shrubs and general tidying up around the garden. Top things to be doing this month in the garden are: ?  Plant summer flowering bulbs. ?  Plant onion sets and early potatoes. ?  Protect spring shoots from slugs. ?  Feed trees, shrubs and hedges with a slow-release fertilizer. ?  Dead head daffodils to encourage them to re-grow next year. ?  Top up vegetable planters and raised beds with new compost and soil.     &nb ..read more