THE bulb-planting season is starting and here's a suggestion for gardeners who have problems with grey squirrels digging up and devouring their favourite bulbs. FISH in garden ponds may soon need less food. Feed them early in the day and note how much they eat. Cut down their rations if they leave any and remove uneaten food from the pond because it decays, making the water dirty and using up oxygen. Remove dying leaves, feed regularly and never allow the soil to dry out.
Ventilation is important.
Open the greenhouse fully during the day, unless it turns unseasonably cold, and keep at least one vent open at night to prevent fungal infection starting up. TRY some late-sown crops in a cold frame or under cloches. Also try a late sowing of lettuce. With protection they should provide late salad leaves, though they may not heart up.