JOBS for the week

■ Hanging baskets and containers may need twice daily watering in these high temperatures. Similarly fruit and veg will need your attention. ■ Hedges that are looking a bit hairy can be trimmed back. ■ Cut back hardy geraniums that have finished flowering to encourage a second flush. ■ Get weeds out of the ground before they set seed around your plot. One year’s seeding is seven years future weeding!

■ Summer prune wisteria – this just means cutting back long whippy shoots to about six leaves. You do this when the wisteria is finished flowering to encourage it to form more flower buds for next year. ■ Give your dahlias a liquid feed and stake them to support them as they grow. ■ Pinch outside shoots of cordon tomatoes. Water tomatoes daily to prevent split fruit and feed weekly. ■ Remove rose flowers as they start to go over – otherwise the plant will use its energy to produce rosehips.