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Seven Jobs For Seven Days

Each week on 大象传媒 Radio Humberside's Great Outdoors programme, our resident gardening expert, Doug Stewart, gives you seven jobs for seven days to help keep your garden in tip top condition.

Week commencing 22 March

1.听听听 Prune out 1/3 of the coloured stems on dogwoods, and other winter stems.

2.听听听 Make sure you have your seed order in.

3.听听听 Cut out dead wood on trees and shrubs.

4.听听听 Check fences and sheds for wind damage.

5.听听听 Take cuttings of over-wintered plants and houseplants for bedding out in the summer.

6.听听听 Wake the garden up with an organic feed, I use pelleted chicken manure.

7.听听听 Sit out and enjoy the sun!

Contact the programme

You can give us a call on 01472 340959 or 01482 225959 while the programme is on air.

Or you can e-mail us your gardening queries

The Great Outdoors can be heard on Sunday Mornings between 08:00 and 10:00 BST on 大象传媒 Radio Humberside on 95.9FM, 1485AM and on DAB Digital Radio.

You can also listen live on the 大象传媒 Humber website, or if you've missed the programme use the Listen Again feature.