Jobs for the week

1. Deadly sex drive

Codling moths, which damage apples and pears, can be controlled by hanging traps in trees. These contain a hormonal sex attractant. Male moths who are driven by instinct to look for a mate get stuck and die on the female-scented sticky pad.

2. In the frame

Sow spring flowering forget-menots, primulas, pansies, bellis daisies, violas and wallflowers in a cold frame to have plants that are ready for planting out when September arrives.

3. Feeling unhinged

When training climbers on to walls that need a regular paint, fix a wooden trellis, with hooks at the top and hinges at the bottom, so it can be laid on the ground while the job is done.