MARCH IN THE FLOWER GARDEN

ACTION NOW	SOW AND PLANT	IN FLOWER NOW
Early in the month buy fuchsias for propagation by cuttings	Mid month take fuchsia cuttings	Life in the garden really gets into gear this month with daffodils and some of the earlier tulips heading the list. Forsythia gives its beautiful yellow display this month with camellias and magnolias bringing splashes of rose, white and pink. For scent, Viburnum burkwoodii will be at its best and flowering cherry trees will be flowering from mid-month onwards. The clematis armandii will come into flower this month, and many heathers will prove their worth especially this month.
	Geranium cuttings mid-month
	Ageratum - sow
	Candytuft - sow
Make a point of weeding this month. Click here for more information.	Clarkia - sow
	Chrysanthemum - sow
	Mallow (Lavatera)- sow
Dig the beds for annuals	Marigold - sow
	Nasturtium - sow
	Nicotiana - sow
Divide perennials	Poppy - sow
	Pot marigold - sow Plant your roses
	Sunflower - sow
Feed roses	Zinnia - sow

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On a sunny day this month, start weeding. The weeds are easy to pull from the ground at this time of year because the soil is moist and they are easy to get to with most plants only waking up for Spring. Weeding now will pay dividends later, preventing the weeds from extending their root systems and/or setting seed.

Dig beds now for annuals to be planted in a month or two. Incorporate as much organic matter as possible to open up the soil and increse drainage and water retention. Apply a general fertiliser a couple of weeks before planting - apllied too early, a generalk fertiliser such as growmore will be wasted.

Established perennials which have been growing undisturbed for three or more years should be lifted from the ground and divided - this will encourage more vigorous growth and flowering. Dig up the root clumps, keeping as much soil on them as possible. If it is possible, use your hands to part the clump into three roughly equal portions - if the roots are very tough, cut them apart with a spade. Place them back in separate planting areas (or your friends may be grateful for one part), fill in firmly with soil and water well.

Iberis Umbellata
Sow outdoors in the flower bed, 6mm (1/4 in) deep.

Sow Chrysanthemum carnatum and maximum (shasta daisy) outdoors, 6mm (1/4 in) deep. Sow Chrysanthemum parthenium indoors, 3mm (1/8 in) deep, transplant to the flower bed next month.

Clarkia elegans, Clarkia pulchella
Sow outdoors in the flower bed, 6mm (1/4 in) deep.

Sow seed outdoors 12mm (1/2 in) deep. Mallows prefer a position in full sun and a soil that is slightly low in nutrients.

Nicotiana alata, Nicotiana affinis
Sow inside, temperature 15-20C / 60-69F, 3mm (1/8 in) deep.

Zinnia elegans
Sow inside, temperature 15-20C / 60-69F, 3mm (1/8 in) deep.