Chalfont St Peter Garden Club Newsletter - June 2010
Chairman : Grace Hunter
Secretary : Susan Mills
Garden Hut Manager : Tony Gelder
Assistant Hut Manager : Keith Gould
Treasurer : Robert Bastin
Newsletter : Diana Longshaw
Janes June Garden Tips
Now the danger of frost has hopefully passed, plant out
summer bedding into soil that has been well prepared with
garden compost and some general fertilizer raked into it to
aid the production of flowers. Add slow release granules to
baskets and containers, (available from the hut). Give
everything a good watering and continue throughout the
summer. As many of these plants put on a lot of growth at
this time of year and to encourage more compact bushy plant,
pinch out the growing tips of shoots to the top of a leaf
joint or node. As flowers fade deadhead to stop them making
seed and encourage more flowers.
Now is a good time to conserve as much moisture in the
soil as possible before the weather warms up. Weed
thoroughly and apply a loose mulch such as bark, wood chips,
home-made compost or gravel. Remember that as well as
preventing evaporation mulches reduce the amount of
rainwater reaching the soil; so ensure that the soil has
been thoroughly soaked before application. When watering
plants do so in the evening so compost or soil and plants
can be fully hydrated ready for a new day. Sow biennials
including wallflowers, foxgloves and honesty, continue to
tie in stems of tall perennials (delphiniums) to support the
developing flowers, give the soil around these clumps a
generous drench of liquid feed to ensure a good show. In the
fruit garden thin out new raspberry canes forming on
vigorous plants of summer fruiting varieties, leave about
10-15 cm apart in the row, alongside the canes which will
fruit this summer, cut away canes that appear outside the
row. Gooseberries need thinning to enable them to produce
larger fruits and pinch out tips of side shoots when there
are 5 leaves to encourage fruiting stems to form. There is
still time to sow, calibrese, french beans, salads crops,
runner beans, spinach. Pinch out tips of broad beans to
prevent black fly. Use netting or fleece to cover brassicas
to prevent cabbage white butterflies (and pigeons)
destroying them.
Next Event
On Wednesday, 16th June, Mrs Freda Earl & Mrs Angela
Wheeldon will be speaking on A year in the life of Sunny
Side Allotments, Berkhamsted. Commencing at 8 p.m. at The
Church Hall, Chalfont St Peter. Members free. Guests £1.00
plus Refreshments.
Last Event
The Badger talk by Ian Hawes proved very informative and
exceptionally interesting as Ian brought to the evening
knowledge of local Sets (at Holy Cross amongst others) and
building roads with Badger Tunnels underneath as well as
slides. Visit Tiggywinkles if you want to know more.
FREE to collectors :
Self-propelled electric Webb cylinder lawnmower (c. 14).
Contact Chris Yoxall
Glass from Greenhouse 50 off 24 x 18 and 22 off 24 x
24
Contact Heather Rowe
To Visit
Jeff and Sue Medlock are opening their lovely garden
again this year under the National Gardens Scheme:
Craiglea House, Austenwood Lane, Chalfont St Peter on 6th
June, 2-5pm £4. Parking in St Joseph's car park.
Red Cross are providing teas. Plant sale. Wheelchair access.
Cups
Will all those clever people who received cups last year
at the Summer Show please return them to the Hut during June
for engraving.
Notice
Ken Hall passed away recently at home after a long
illness. He was a great character and supported the Garden
Club for many years as Vice Chairman and previously as Show
Secretary. His wise council will be missed.
The Hut
On 27th June the hut will stay open longer10am to 12:30pm
for those members who cannot make the usual opening hours.
Other Sundays in June the usual time: 10am to 12 noon.
Please remember to show your 2010 membership card to the
person on the desk.
Feeding plants To pick up points from Janes notes:
a general fertiliser for summer bedding- blood fish &
bone at £1.25 for 1Kg or £3.50 for 3kgs
liquid feed- we have the Maxicrop feed for tomato and
general plants available by the litre at £3.60 (food for
ericaceous at £3.90)
also a liquid food is Miracle-Gro 1 lt boxes at £4.50 or
singles sachets with the correct quantity for a watering can
at 25p or 5 for £1 .
Pots & containers slow release fertiliser, we have
Osmocote in granules 0.5Kg for £2.30 or 30 tablets £2, or
packets of Phostrogen tablets at £2.60
Bugs and fungicides etc Slugs and snails :
Slug killer pellets at £3.25- our best seller
Slug clear liquid at £5.20
Slug stoppa tape at £3.50 (copper tape to stop them
climbing up your pots)
Bug killer RTU at £4.75 Bug Killer Spray at £5.10 cover
includes lilly beetle
Bug killer concentrate £7.50 Fungus fighter con. £5.80
Roseclear RTU £4.50
For those many other bugs we have sachets of:
Clubroot dip 95p,Copper fungicide 20p and Diathane 50p
Weedkillers
We have new products in stock
Groundclear sachets at £1.40 or 3 for £4 - ground cannot be
planted for 6 months
Glyphosate sachets at £1.40 or 3 for £4 -systemic
treatment were you can plant once weed has completely died
off.
Other items mentioned by Jane
Bark, composted at £4.60/75lt bag or ornamental/playbark
at £6.60/75lt bag
Watergel crystals at £3
Various ties including new plastic adjustable ones - £1.30 a
packet.
Keiths Outings
The next coach outing is to CLAYDON HOUSE nr.Buckingham,
on Wednesday 14th July. This grand Country House has been
occupied for over 550 years by the Vernay family who were
closely involved in the Civil War and had close connections
with Florence Nightingale (her sister married the second
Earl Vernay) you will see the room she slept in when
visiting, displaying many of her personal belongings. The
nearby All Saints Church stands in 52 acres of parkland with
great views and lakeside walks. The gardens are private and
will incur a charge.
As I said last month, we will have lunch in the Carriage
Restaurant and your choices are menu (a) @ £6.20 - Claydon
Rarebit/tea/coffee - menu (b) @ £9.50 - Bucks Rarebit &
slice of courtyard chocolatier cake/tea/coffee menu (c) @
£12.50 - soup of the day & full ploughmans/tea/coffee
these are at group prices and I will look after the tip! The
coach only cost is £15 for club mems, and £17 all others
House/grounds entry for non n/t visitors is £6.00 and the
private garden is £3 entry for ALL incl. N/T members. Coach
picks up at the Church Hall/Lane at 9.30am and we exit venue
at 4 pm. Please include all items when booking many thanks
Keith.
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Please book me
.seats @ £15 for mems &
.seats @ £17 for
all others
Plus- £6 ea. Hse & grounds entry for non n/t visitors - and
£3ea. entry for the garden for all - incl.n/t members!... (
I/we wish to have lunch - please tick) - @ menu A
@£6.20
menu B @£9.50
menu C @£12.50
Grand total
£
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Please make cheques out to Chalfont St Peter Garden Club and
send to me MR.K.GOULD, 10 Leachcroft, Chalfont St Peter,
Bucks.SL9 9LG
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