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Plant out perennials

Finish planting main crop potatoes

Plant up growing bags

Sow lawns or lay turf

Sow hardy annuals outside

Plant new beds of asparagus

Pot up rooted cuttings

Plant water lilies and other aquatic plants

Feed established clumps of spring flowering bulbs

Sow outside: carrots, lettuces, salad leaves, baby beetroot, spring onions, radishes, kohl rabi, chives, chicory, parsley, Brussels sprouts, cabbages, calabrese, broccoli, endives, and spinach

Sow tomatoes, marrows, courgettes, sweetcorn and other tender crops

Sprinkle fertiliser along the base of hedges and cover with mulch

Plant out hardy annuals raised under cover

Sow peas and mangetout

Hang yellow sticky traps above plants to trap flying pests

Feed lawns and treat them against moss and weeds

Trim back winter flowering heathers

Hang pheromone traps in fruit trees to catch codling moths

Prick out seedlings that are large enough to handle

Watch out for slug and snail damage

 

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