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Sprinkle fertiliser around roses |
Sow outside: carrots, parsnips, lettuces, broad
beans, peas, Swiss chard, leeks, spinach and kohl rabi |
Sow in a
heated propagator in the greenhouse: tomatoes, celery, chilli
peppers, melons and aubergines |
Cut back poinsettias to encourage new shoots |
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Tie in clematis shoots as they grow |
Harvest early rhubarb |
Take cuttings from over-wintered fuchsias and
pelargoniums |
Trim lawns if the weather is dry with blades set to
high |
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Cut away the dead stems from hardy shrubs |
Cover strawberries with cloches to encourage earlier
fruiting |
Plant up hanging baskets and grow under cover until
the end of May |
Fork over soil in borders and mix in fresh compost |
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Finish dividing large clumps of perennials |
Spray mildew on new apple and gooseberry shoots |
Plant begonia tubers, cannas and dahlias |
Order young plants and grow them on for your summer
displays
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