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GardenChannel

  1. Have a good rummage under your plants before clearing as we have just got a meal from the beans and courgettes #gardeningtips
  2. Get planting daffodil bulbs now for a great display next spring #gardeningtips
  3. Prune your heather to have a perfect shaped bush next year.#gardeningtips
  4. Prune your Heather to have the perfect shaped bush next year
  5. Plant 6 sweet pea seeds in 3 inch pot. Cover with compost and put in cold frame for stronger plants next year. #gardeningtips
  6. Start thinking about your onion sets to be harvested early summer 2011. Order now to plant in next few weeks.#gardeningtips
  7. Now is the time to buy new strawberry plants or pot your runners to grow your own. #Gardeningtips
  8. For giant Haloween horrors feed your pumpkins.#gardeningtips
  9. Latest episode of Pauls Kitchen Garden now online http://tiny.cc/esacj
  10. Remember to dry out garlic and onions ready for use In the winter. #gardeningtips
  11. Keep an eye on fruit laden plants. Tomatoes, cucumbers etc may need more support with extra canes. #gardeningtips
  12. Poke strawberry runners into pots of compost but don't cut from main plant until they're established. # gardeningtips
  13. Even though it's rained (loads!) remember to water and feed your containers. #gardeningtips
  14. Secure your netting down - the pigeons here are getting underneath and then squirrels are getting in too! # gardeningtips
  15. Last chance to transplant sprouts into the ground for winter crop. Good job for weekend. #gardening tips
  16. Keep thinning leaves on tomatoes and grapes for the best crop possible. #gardentips
  17. Courgettes are going mad - why not try chocolate and courgette cake? #gardentips
  18. New episode of Paul's Kitchen Garden is now up on the channel, view it here: http://tiny.cc/ncrth
  19. cut your sweet peas regularly to increase flowering #gardentips
  20. Get the first look at Tatton's Show garden behind the scenes at this year's RHS show download the podcast here: http://tinyurl.com/2vt26ok