Last week I discussed pruning stone fruit, which includes peaches, nectarine, apricots and plums trees. Once again with pruning any plant, first remove the 3 D’s first — dead, damaged and diseased ...
Pruning is essential for various reasons it boosts harvests, helps new trees and shrubs thrive, spurs flowering, shapes plants ... will help to promote more compact growth and encourage flowering.
Most gardeners will not be spending time outside due to the freezing temperatures, but if you take 20 minutes to prune certain plants ... leads to more sunlight reaching the new fruit.
Uisce Éireann will begin commissioning the new DAFF system to replace the existing unit at Trim Water Treatment Plant next week, representing a capital investment of approximately €1.5 million.