THINGS TO DO
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Flowers
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Remove the dead heads of daffs & other spring flowers but leave foliage intact.
Sow hardy annuals in situ.
Divide & replant perennials.
Hoe weeds regularly.
Complete any rose pruning this month.
Plant out violas, paeonies, hollyhocks etc.
Sow polyanthus & wallflowers for next spring.
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General
Net fruit trees & shurbs against bird damage.
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Fruit
Ventilate strawberries under cloches & add straw manure.
Spray peaches with water to help fruit set.
Cut back newly planted raspberries.
Keep an eye out for garden pests.
You can use insecticides and fungicides now.
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Shrubs
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Plant coniferous & evergreen trees & shrubs & bamboos.
Prune flowered shrubs like forsythia & evergreens.
Finish pruning roses.
Trim winter flowering heathers.
Stop side shoots on fuchsias to produce bushy plants.
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Vegetables
Sow onions, beet & winter cabbage.
Sow your first carrots.
Start successional sowing of peas, beans, lettuce & radish.
Finish planting of late potatoes and earth up earlies.
At the end of the month plant cauliflowers.
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Lawns
Mow lawns, weed & feed.
Apply chemical weed killers or pull out weeds manually if you prefer.
Trim edges.
Apply fertiliser.
Sow grass seed on bare patches after fine raking.
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Greenhouse:
Sow seeds of outdoor tomatoes , melon & marrows.
Remove flower heads of winter flowering plants like azaleas.
Top dress pots, tubs & hanging baskets.
Increase ventilation and if needed start to apply shading liquid.
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Houseplants:
Increase watering & light.
Clean leaves with a damp soft cloth.
Remove any dead leaves.
Watch for pests & spray accordingly.
Re-pot ferns & aspidistras (if needed).
Top up pots & containers with fresh compost.
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