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| Sow parsnips in prepared ground, mark the drills carefully as
parsnips can take up to a month to germinate |
First sowing of broad beans |
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Take cuttings of lavender |
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| Divide and replant emerging herbaceous perennials |
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Lift and divide snowdrops |
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| Begin preparing seedbeds, dig over well and rake to a fine
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Give your lawnmower a good
service before the grass cutting season begins |
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| Plant a few tubers of Jerusalem artichokes at the end of the
potato patch. Sow early carrots, such as 'early nantes' in a sheltered spot.
Plant onion sets |
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| Sow sorrel outdoors into drills |
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Sow thyme into pots indoors, keep warm |
Start marigolds in seed trays under glass |
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Feed apple trees with a good, balanced granular feed |
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Sow half-hardy annuals under glass |
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Trim off
flower heads on heathers cutting no lower than base of flower stem |
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| Check last years beds and remove any rogue seedlings or
leftover potatoes |
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| Sow brussel sprouts, brocolli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale
in a prepared seedbed for transplanting to final position in June. Cover
seedlings with mesh |
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| Sow dill indoors, around ten seeds to a 15cm pot, keep
indoors and use as required. Make successive sowings throught the year. |
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| Sow tomatoes for a cold greehouse indoors on a sunny
windowsill |
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| Sow perennials into pots in the greenhouse |
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| Prune shrubs that flower on new wood, shred prunings and add
to the compost heap |
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| Sow early varieties of turnip |
Sow leeks outdoors |
Sow aubergines, sweet and chilli
peppers in warm greenhouse |
Plant asparagus crowns |
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| Sow echinacea into pots in a cold greenhouse, plant out later |
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| You can transfer tomoatoes for a warm greenhouse into their
final growing position around now |
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Cut back last years rose stems by about a half |
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Begin
cutting lawns if new growth appears and apply a spring fertliser |
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| First sowing of lettuce, perpetual spinach, early garden
peas, and spring onion can take place outdoors |
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| Plant out parsley plants you have previously sown under glass |
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| Transfer tomato seedlings for a cold greenhouse into 9cm
pots, keep indoors until mid-April |
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| Take cuttings of fuschias and zonal pelargoniums |
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vegetables |
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ornamentals |
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