Temperate Zone - January

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Hollyhocks, stocks and forget-me-nots. It is also a good time to grow new plants for free by taking cuttings from favourite shrubs.

Baby Beets - Can be grown all year round. They are quick to grow and full of flavour. Sowing in trays of Yates Seed Raising Mix will allow all seedlings from each cluster to be transplanted later. Pull beets while young and tender to obtain best taste.

Pick strawberries regularly and make sure they're well watered during dry periods.

For a wonderful Autumn rose display, cut back now and fertilise with a rose food.

Spray apples, pears and hawthorns with Success to control pear and cherry slug. Dusting these pests with baked flour or wood ash will also reduce their numbers.