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What to do now... weekly checklists

Scattering grass seed

Select a week to find out what jobs to do in your garden

Job of the week

Repair a lawn patch

Repair those unsightly gaps and worn out patches now and you'll give your lawn a new lease of life so it looks its best in summer. Giving it attention now will ensure that new grass roots have time to establish before the cold weather sets in.

Takes just: 30 minutes

Flowers

Planting bulbs in a lawn
  • Plant crocuses, fritillaries and dwarf narcissus in lawns
  • Plant up patio pots for autumn interest
  • Lift gladioli, clean the corms and store them
  • See all flowers jobs

Fruit and veg

Making a cross-cut in cabbage stem
  • Make a cross-cut in cabbage stems when harvesting
  • Sow broad beans for early crops next May and June
  • Put cloches over tender herbs like basil and coriander
  • See all fruit & veg jobs

Greenhouse

Brining aeonium into the greenhouse
  • Bring tender succulents under cover for winter
  • Empty begonia tubers from pots
  • Water plants more sparingly
  • See all greenhouse jobs

Around the garden

Spiking lawn with aerator
  • Use a fork or hollow-tined aerator to spike lawns
  • Dig up and pot up tender perennials to bring indoors
  • Raise the cutting height when mowing the lawn
  • See all around the garden jobs

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