SUMMER TREATMENT

Articles In This Section:

· SUMMER TREATMENT

· WATERSHOOTS

· WATERING

· MANURING

· SUMMER TRIMMING - Part 1

· SUMMER TRIMMING - Part 2

· CARE OF CLIMBERS

In the long hot days of December and January we get fast growth and many blooms. In coastal areas the hotter the climate the greater will be the growth, provided there is ample water available to the plants. Most plants will be throwing up watershoots; they should be very carefully guarded. Try, if necessary, to train each of them to take up a good position in the structure of the plant. A stake should be driven in near the shoot and two or three ties placed round them. These can be tightened every few days, steadily drawing the shoot in the desired direction. Extremely hot, dry conditions accompanied by strong sunlight, unfiltered by atmospheric moisture, are apt to burn young growth. In cases such as this Nature halts growth in midsummer.