JOBS TO DO THIS WEEK
your area, it’ll soon be time for the first lawn cut. Remember to keep the blade higher for the first cut, below, and apply a high nitrogen fertiliser to give turf a boost.
Increased light levels mean houseplants start to wake up so they will need more watering and start to feed them, for example, citrus plants.
hostas before they come into leaf.
Feed roses and other flowerbeds with general fertiliser such as chicken pellets or wellrotted farmyard manure.
Climbing roses are starting to put out shoots – tie to supports. The best way is to connect the stem and support using twine or string in a figure of eight, which allows a bit of movement for the stem as it flexes and grows.
Prune penstemons back to base – leaving the growth on over winter will have helped to protect the plant from frost.
Take softwood fuchsia cuttings and place in a heated propagator or cover with polythene.