Weekly jobs

Hoe regularly to stop weeds becoming established and seeding.

Transplant seedlings of wallflower, digitalis and myosotis 9in apart in shallow drills.

Remove seed heads from bedding dahlias to encourage them to continue producing flowers.

New canes, which will carry next year’s crop of blackberries and loganberries, should be tied in as they grow.

Sow winter varieties of spinach in succession to provide crops from autumn to spring.

After fruiting, prune some of the oldest blackcurrant stems.

Check containers every day to see if they need watering.

Cut gladioli for decoration as soon as the first flowers on the spike are open.

Continue to layer border carnations.

Plant new summer varieties of strawberries and don’t let them dry out.

Pot up seedlings sown in the greenhouse last month and move them into individual pots when rooted.