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When to tickle over flower beds?
Hi There,
Novice gardener here who has inherited a lovely landscaped garden but has no clue what to do.
I've been weeding this week as the flower beds have quite a lot of weeds in but when should the beds be tickled over? Is it too early because of potential frosts ir can I do them now so they look better?
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers
Rob
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What do you mean by 'tickle over'?
Hi Rob
After the winter, as soon as the soil is no longer soggy, wet and claggy you can 'tickle it' regularly with a Dutch hoe to deal with newly germinated weeds - you can also sprinkle some fertiliser (I use Fish Blood and Bone - amounts according to pack) and 'tickle' it into the surface with the Dutch hoe. My soil has been fine for the past few weeks because it is free-draining sandy loam - if yours is heavy clay it may still be wet and claggy ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Break the surface of the soil that's been compacted over the winter by the rain to make them look better.
Thanks Dovefromabove, more work for today then!