Job of the week
Raise new mint plants
If you're already dreaming about sipping a cool mint julep in your summer garden, now's the time to get your mint plants ready for the job. Take cuttings from established mint plants to keep the drinks tray supplied all summer.
Takes just: 30 minutes
Flowers
- Plant lilies in large patio pots for summer displays
- Prune shrub roses to low new shoots
- Cut overgrown honeysuckle stems close to their base
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Fruit and veg
- Try early-maturing varieties for new potatoes in June
- Fork compost into beds to prepare soil for planting
- Chit potatoes
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Greenhouse
- Sow cucumbers, tomatoes, aubergines and peppers
- Water compost with a suitable pesticide
- Sow summer bedding plants
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Around the garden
- Plan your seed-sowing year
- Trim lawn edges to keep the area neat and tidy
- Apply residual path weedkillers
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