January 2020 - Fenland Spirit Services

As I writethis we’re at the end of a wet and windy week in January. There’s been no signof snow (maybe still to come) and although it has been cold, we’ve also hadsome relatively bright days too. Itmight be tempting, on a mild day, to get out there and cut your grass, but ifthe ground is wet you could cause more mess than good. The best advice is to stay off the grassuntil the ground has dried out. There are other things you can do…Using sharp hand tools, why notprune fruit trees? Deciduous trees and hedges (one’s that loose their leaves inwinter) can also be cut back now. It istheir dormant season and you can see what you are doing when there are noleaves. If your trees are too big foryou to manage, contact a tree surgeon.If the ground is dry enough, why notrepair bumps or hollows in your lawn? The RHS suggest cutting an H in the turf,peeling back the grass to fill in the hollow or scrape away the soil. Re-laythe turf over the flattened ground and pinch the cut edges together.Moles can be more active in January& February. If your lawn looks likea mini mountain range, remove the largest hills and firm down ready to re-seedin the spring.If you’ve had leaves on your garden,now is a good time to rake them up, along with any garden debris spread aroundby storm Brendan.If you have a log burner or openfire, you might be using a chainsaw to chop up fallen or seasoned trees. Make sure your chain is sharp and that youuse proper chain oil. It lubricates thechain, keeps the dust down and stops the saw getting gummed up on sappy wood.If you arethinking of getting your equipment serviced we suggest you get it booked inNOW! On the first sunny weekend in March, everyone gets their mower out of theshed and if it doesn’t start, our phone rings off the hook. By getting it serviced in the winter it willbe ready for when you need it and you won’t have to wait. We look forward to hearing from you.www.fenlandspiritservices.co.uk0775 3836499Fenlandspiritservices@gmail.com

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