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The Gardening Year
- March |
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Events and Occasions |
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Mothers Day British Summertime Begins |
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Flower/Plants |
Fruit/Vegetables |
Greenhouse |
General |
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Prune
rose bushes |
Force rhubarb |
Pot up summer bulbs |
Build a
compost
heap |
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Trim winter-flowering
heathers |
Sow
leeks and onions in a heated propagator |
Feed winter-flowering pot plants |
Cut
back any overgrown ivy |
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Lift and divide
congested clumps of snowdrops and buy new ones `in the green' |
Start
spraying outdoor peach and
nectarine leaves to prevent peach-leaf curl |
Continue
sowing seed of summer bedding
plants |
Check
borders for
weeds and tackle any problem areas
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Prune
winter jasmine after flowering |
Sprinkle
fertiliser around fruit trees and bushes |
Bring
strawberries in pots under cover
for early crops |
Spread
mulches
of bark or compost over flower-beds |
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Plant
out gladioli, lilies, galtonias and, other summer bulbs |
Rake
over sites for early sowings and cover to warm the soil |
Start
watering fuchsias to bring back
into growth |
Prepare the
soil
for
sowing hardy annuals in April |
