Fruit and veg job checklist - week 11

5 - 11 March 2012

It's time to...

Grow early-maturing potatoes in a bag of compost
Fork compost into beds to prepare soil for planting
Chit potatoes by standing them in trays in a warm bright position until they develop small shoots
Dig out problem weeds and emerging annual weeds
Plant Jerusalem artichokes
Cover rhubarb with forcing jars to encourage long, delicious pale stems
Sow seeds of the following crops outside or under cloches: carrots, beetroot, broad beans, salad onions, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, leeks, lettuce, rocket, coriander, mixed salad or stir fry leaves, radish, turnip, peas, lettuce and Swiss chard