Job of the week
Maintain a lawn mower
With just a few regular checks you can get the most from your petrol mower and reduce the time it takes to maintain a beautiful lawn. Simply spend a couple of minutes every month looking over your mower to keep it in peak condition - and you'll also save yourself some pennies when it comes to the annual service.
Takes just: 15 minutes
Flowers
- Prune out old stems of elder (Sambucus)
- Cut back last year's buddleia stems to ground level
- Hard prune trees that respond to pollarding
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Fruit and veg
- Plant onion sets in modular trays of compost
- Repair netting on fruit cages
- Continue forcing sea kale and chicory
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Greenhouse
- Plant strawberry runners in hanging baskets
- Order seedlings and bedding plants from suppliers
- Sow dwarf French beans in a large pot
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Around the garden
- Mow lawns and trim new edges
- Dig compost into borders to improve water retention
- Protect emerging new shoots from slugs and snails
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