Fruit and veg job checklist - week 19

6 - 12 May 2013

It's time to...

Sow seeds of beans, marrows courgettes and squashes, two per pot, and thin out the weakest seedling to leave the strongest plant
Spray peaches and nectarines with fungicide to prevent an attack of peach leaf curl
Pick rhubarb stems as they develop, and water clumps with a generous helping of liquid feed
Prepare to cover fruit tree blossom with horticultural fleece to protect flowers if frost is forecast
Sow seeds of the following crops outside this week: beetroot, lettuce, salad leaves, watercress and rocket