Poynton Gardeners' Club
June 2022 Newsletter
Things to do this month
1. Thin out apples to get a better crop later on: leave one dessert apple per cluster, every 10cm (4in) or one cooker every 15cm (6in)
2. Begin feeding tomatoes and potted flowers with a high potassium food (Tomatorite etc.)
3. Take softwood cuttings of: -
Anthemis, Aubretia, Buddleja, Fuschia, Hydrangea, Lavandula, Lavatera, Osteospernum, Pelargonium, Penstemon, Salvia, etc.
Collect the cuttings early in the morning and put them straight into a polythene bag
Trim the base of the cutting to just below a leaf node, leaving 5 - 10 cm (2 - 4in)
Remove the lowest leaves
Use a moisture retentive cutting compost (add 50% perlite or vermiculite to an ordinary compost)
Cover the cuttings with a plastic bag to retain moisture, place in a propagator or on a windowsill, but out of direct sunlight
The cuttings should root in two to four weeks
Places to visit
The Lovell Qunita Arboretum
Swettenham Lane, Swettenham, nr Congleton, Cheshire CW12 2LF
lovellquintarboretum.co.uk
Bluebell Cottage Gardens have a new walled garden and greenhouse open.
Lodge Lane, Dutton, Nr Warrington WA4 4HP see www.bluebellcottage.co.uk
*Paul Pennington still has a range of tomatoes on sale to members. See the Tomato Plants page
Free: well-rotted horse manure
Contact Brenda Dale
Tel: - 01625 871102
Street Lane Adlington





