- In the greenhouse prick out seedlings and space them in bigger trays when they are big enough to transplant.
- Don’t walk on the lawn if it’s waterlogged.
- Sow broad beans in pots under glass for planting out later.
- Place cloches over vegetable patches to warm the soil before planting.
- Plant new roses before spring.
- Plant new bare-rooted hedging plants from specialists for large areas.
- Continue planting new trees and shrubs.
- Dig up and store remaining parsnips in dry sand.
- Lift and divide established clumps of rhubarb which need rejuvenating.
- Prune summer-flowering shrubs.
- Keep topping up bird feeders and baths.
- Feed fruit trees with a fertiliser high in nitrogen.
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