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Jobs in April for Week 1

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06 Apr Jobs in April for Week 1

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FRUIT & VEG

  • Water container grown fruit trees and bushes
  • Net fruit crops to reduce bird damage. Remove once flowering starts.
  • Reduce the number of side shoots on grape vines
  • Remove any badly placed shoots before wall trained figs break into leaf.
  • Select and sow vegetable seeds.
  • Plant asparagus. Choose a sunny sheltered spot (double dig on heavier soils)
  • Plant potatoes on Good Friday,
  • Second early potatoes can go in early April. Early potatoes are ready in 13 weeks.
  • For the vegetable plot; prepare the soil. Sow carrots, beetroot, cauliflower, broad beans and cabbages. Deter carrot fly, covering with horticultural fleece.
  • Sow a few lettuces every 2 weeks for a continuous supply.

PLANTS

  • Ensure supports for Clematis; check supports on walls and fences, then tie in new shoots.
  • Feed shrubs and roses with bone meal.

TASK LIST

Sow new lawns and re seed bare patches.