Job of the week
Sow seeds indoors
Growing from seed is a simple and economical way of raising new plants for your garden. While many plants are hardy enough to grow outdoors, they'll benefit from being sown indoors to give them a head start. Sowing indoors is also useful for extending the growing season of tender bedding plants and vegetables.
Takes just: 30 minutes to sow and 30 minutes to pot on
Flowers
- Sow sweet peas in pots, and pinch out shoot tips
- Cut old stems of mallow (Lavatera) to ground level
- Plant hedging plants
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Fruit and veg
- Cover rhubarb with an old bucket to exclude light
- Prune gooseberry bushes to open up the centre
- Chit seed potatoes in trays in a bright, frost-free position
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Greenhouse
- Place potted-up dahlia tubers in a heated propagator
- Start raising crops from seed
- Prevent seedlings suffering damping-off disease
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Around the garden
- Plant colourful Phormium 'Cream Delight' in a patio pot
- Take care not to walk over borders or on lawns
- Order young plants from mail-order companies
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