JOBS for the week

■ Watch out for scarlet lily beetle and remove where found.

■ Keep roses well watered in warm weather – and the same goes for plants in pots.

■ Peat-based composts can dry out completely so plants may need complete dunking in a bucket of water until all air bubbles are gone from the soil.

■ Tomatoes need regular watering to prevent splitting.

■ Warm weather can lead to an increase in algae and duckweed in your pond so fish it out with a small fishing net or twirl it around a cane. Barley straw in the pond can help keep the problem at bay or if you can’t get barley straw there are liquid products available that contain extract of barley straw which will do the same job.

■ Keep your bird bath topped up to keep the birds hydrated.