Anyone with plant pots in their garden urged to do 1 task before the end of November

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You can also put some chicken wire netting over pots to stop hungry squirrels and wildlife from pinching them. The spring bulbs in beds and borders can also be covered with…

It's late autumn, and the garden is slowing down, except for our spring bulbs in our pots, beds and borders, which are establishing roots underground and out of sight and could even be giving us a few short green tips to admire.

It may not be springtime for many months yet but the spring bulbs are reminding us of those longer and warmer days in the future. We should not be concerned to see green tips coming through the ground and maybe even a little foliage. This is quite normal, and in fact it’s a really good sign as it reassures us that the spring bulbs establishing themselves and are healthy.

To keep the spring bulb pots in the best condition, it’s best to group pots in a sheltered corner of the garden; this means the pots will be out of the way of winter's worst weather.

You can also put some chicken wire netting over pots to stop hungry squirrels and wildlife from pinching them. The spring bulbs in beds and borders can also be covered with chicken wire netting.

The wire netting should be removed in early spring once the threat of being dug up has gone.

Spring bulbs and their green tips and shoots will fall dormant over wintertime in readiness to send those flowers bursting into action in springtime. The spring bulbs are ready for action when the days grow longer and warmer arrive in springtime.

It’s that lovely time of year when we watch the garden enter a state of dormancy, and green tips and shoots of the spring bulbs lift our spirits on cold, dark and short days and remind us that springtime will be here before we know it.

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