Greenhouse job checklist - week 12

12 - 18 March 2012

It's time to...

Plant canna lilies in pots, and leave in a warm position
Sow strawberry seeds, including alpine varieties
Visit garden centres to buy young bedding plants that can be grown on to a larger size under glass
Cut off dead hippeastrum flowers, but allow the green stalk to die down naturally
Raise tender climbers from seed, such as morning glory, black-eyed Susan (Thunbergia), Chilean glory flower (Eccremocarpus) and rhodochiton
Clean the leaves of evergreen houseplants by wiping them with a damp cloth
Sow seeds of greenhouse crops, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, chillis, aubergines and okra