Summer-prune wall-trained plums and cherries, with the exception of Morello. Sideshoots which made growth in the last two months can be shorted back by a third.
2 Give shade to newly planted crops such as brassicas, which will benefit if shaded from hot sun until they establish.
Where roots are exposed due to watering, apply a top dressing of compost to tomatoes.
Plant autumn-flowering bulbs such as amaryllis, nerines, colchicums and autumn crocuses.
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Feed long-flowering and late-flowering border perennials.
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Collect and sow or store ripe seeds before they fall.
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When water is scarce, give priority to soft fruits and vegetables, where watering can increase your yield substantially.
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Wipe aphids off leaves by hand.
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Pick fresh herbs regularly to dry or freeze in ice-cube trays.
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Take cuttings from roses, many of which grow easily from shoot cuttings.