Spray in the cool of the day and when bees are not present.įertilise fruit trees with lots of compost. If sprayed too late, it can damage the flower structure to fruit. It’s important to spray before the colour is showing in the flower buds (before the bud swells). If there are insect issues as well, an alternative product to use would be lime sulphur as a dual insecticide/fungicide. NOW’S a good time to use copper on fruit trees, particularly stone fruit to combat leaf curl and shot holes.

The Iceland poppies are usually orange, and some varieties can grow up to 60 centimetres tall.īULBS planted in autumn – daffodils, jonquils and tulips – will be coming into flower and now’s the time to feed them while they are growing and absorbing nutrients for next year’s flowers.įloriade, in Commonwealth Park, September 17-October 16, is a way to see a world-standard display of bulbs. Keep them watered and use a liquid fertiliser to have them growing strong and tall. Poppy seedlings don’t transplant well, so a little more care might be needed to get them going if in punnets. To be sure of a poppy display for next spring, plant seed directly into the garden in autumn before winter turns the soil cold. They have showy blossoms in late spring and early summer and are long lasting in the garden. THE most popular poppy, the Flanders Poppy, has bright red colours that are used to honour Remembrance Day (November 11), but the Iceland poppy is my favourite. Poppies are an ancient, flowering plant and there are many different types to choose from, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON. The Iceland poppy… showy blossoms in late spring and early summer.

Remembrance poppy art