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| Plant
maincrop potatoes |
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Begin cutting
asparagus spears |
Plant aubergines into beds under glass |
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| Plant out caraway in a permanent bed. Allow some caraway
plants to set seed for a permanent bed. |
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| Continue tying tomatoes to their support, removing side
shoots and feed only once two trusses (bunches of flower heads) have appeared |
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| Begin hardening off half-hardy annuals and bedding plants
grown in the greenhouse |
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| Cover tender plants in horticultural fleece if frosts persist |
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Garden Show |
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Malvern
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| Sow maincrop beetroots outdoors in a prepared bed, thin as
required |
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Sow runner
beans outdoors |
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| Plant out angelica when the plants are big enough |
Thin out bronze fennel seedlings to around 15cm apart. |
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Mulch pear, peach and plum trees to retain moisture |
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Stake tall herbaceous plants such as delphiniums |
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an eye out for pests and diseases - early detection is important |
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Essex show |
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| Sow asparagus peas in
drills |
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Start harvesting peashoots
every three to four weeks |
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| Sow chives into drills outdoors - sow seed in small pinches,
30cm apart |
Plant out
marigolds - use some as companion plants |
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Propagate strawberries from runners |
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Lift and divide primulas |
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Begin watering plants and lawns if weather is dry |
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| Make final sowing of carrots to be used for storing later.
Plant out runner beans, courgettes and squashes that you have sown earlier in
a cold greenhouse |
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| Take cuttings of mint, rosemary and sage |
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Sow cumin in a
sheltered spot |
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| Keep an eye out for whitefly on tomatoes and other crops in
the greenhouse |
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Tie in shoots of wall-trained fruit trees |
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| Plant out summer bedding |
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Sow perennials outdoors |
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RHS
Chelsea Flower Show |
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| Sow
courgettes, marrows and squashes outdoors |
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| Plant out thyme |
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| You can plant tomatoes outside now if weather allows |
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| Complete planting of balled and container-grown hedges |
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| Chelsea
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Tavistock
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vegetables |
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