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Pinch out tomato sideshoots developing from the main stemFit automatic vent openers to help control air flow and fit extra low-level louvre vents if requiredTie in tomato shoots to their supports. Water daily to prevent the compost drying out, which

, and damp down the floor every morningBe on the lookout for pests, including whitefly and red spider mite, and treat at once with a suitable spray or biological controlPot up rooted cuttingsPinch out the tips of cucumber sideshoots two leaves beyond a female

Take cuttings from pelargoniums and fuchsias Repot rooted cuttings into containers a size larger, to prevent them from becoming pot-boundCheck plants regularly for signs of pestsPinch out the tips of rooted cuttings to encourage bushy plants

Water crops in growing bags and pots daily, adding a liquid feed once a weekIntroduce biological controls if you have discovered pests, such as whitefly and red spider mitePinch out developing sideshoots on tomato stemsTrain cucumbers and tomatoes

Protect pots of seedlings from the cold by making mini-cloches from empty plastic bottlesPrick out seedlings once they have developed their first true leavesOpen doors and greenhouse vents on warm days to improve ventilationSow herbs into pots

and other plantsBring potted strawberries under cover to encourage earlier fruitingOrder seeds and make a sowing plan for greenhouse crops and bedding plantsCheck heaters are working efficiently and top up paraffin if necessaryPinch out the tips of autumn

Take cuttings of zonal and regal pelargoniums, and pot up rooted cuttings taken earlierTrain the main stem of cucumber plants up a wire to the roof of your greenhouse. Pinch out sideshoots two leaves after a flower or fruitWater plants in pots

are getting too highSow primulas, calceolaria, cineraria and cyclamenPinch out sideshoots on tomatoesPot up houseplants that have become top heavy or pot boundTake leaf cuttings from houseplants including Begonia rex, African violets, streptocarpus, crassula

strongly Pinch out sideshoots on tomatoes

Sow sweet peas and pinch out the growing tips of seedlings for bushier plants Continue harvesting chillies, peppers and other cropsReduce watering potted tuberous begonias to allow the top growth to die downBring pots of tender bulbs like agapanthus