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Mon, May 20th 2024 at 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm

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Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Speaker Joe from Tong Garden Centre.

How to make a flower basket.

Gardener Joe made his second visit to the club and gave a hands- on demonstration of
how to plant a 15inch wire basket with flowers.
Joe started by filling the wire basket with moss around the outside to halfway up the basket, then filling the

bottom layer with fertiliser and plants.
More moss added to the top of the basket and more plants to finish off the basket. Jo added many different plants only an expert would know then all.
Joe emphasized the need to feed the baskets, he recommends feeding every 3 to 4 days
alternating after watering days.
Joe then talked about garden pests and the best way to control them, slugs, weevils, snails, cats, spider mite and worst of all Botrytis which causes a lot of plants to be thrown away.
He recommends bbc gardenersworld web site to give the jobs that need to be done at any time.
Joe donated the basket and President Mary gave members a chance of taking the basket home by a number for a pound draw. Lucky winner was Bill.
Joe took questions from members.

Mary thanked Joe for his popular visit.

LINK Tong Garden Centre

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