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Plant onion sets in modular trays of compost, raising plants under cover to plant out later
Repair netting on fruit cages
Continue forcing sea kale and chicory
Buy herbs to plant up in containers that you can position near the house
Plant out shallots
Sow a green manure crop, such as crimson clover, fenugreek or field lupins, which can be dug into the soil later in the season to improve it
Sow the following crops outside or under cloches: carrots, beetroot, broad beans, salad onions, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, spinach, leeks, lettuce, rocket, coriander, mixed salad or stir fry leaves, radish, turnip, peas, lettuce and Swiss chard
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