Today 
It's time to...
Water beans and pick them regularly- Transplant brassica seedlings from the seedbed to their final positions, spacing them about 30-45cm apart. Brussels sprouts need about 75cm
- Plant out leek seedlings from their seedbed once they are pencil thick, planting them 15cm apart in rows, with about 30cm between rows
- Place collars of card or carpet underlay around the stem base of newly transplanted brassicas to keep cabbage rootfly away
- Pick off malformed or withered apples and any showing signs of pest or disease attack
- Keep fruit bushes covered with netting, then weave a cane through the bottom edge and peg it down to stop birds crawling underneath
- Make the final pickings of rhubarb and cut any flower spikes that form right down to their base
- Lift early potatoes and shallots as they mature
- Sow swedes and cover with fleece to prevent seedlings being attacked by flea beetle
- Vegetables to sow now include beetroot, cabbage, endive, kohl rabi, lettuce, radish, rocket, spinach and turnips
