06 Apr Jobs in April for Week 2
FRUIT & VEG
- Grow basil
- Mulch plum trees in Spring
- Grow olives in a sunny, sheltered spot and in well drained soil
- Plant cherries
- Prune newly planted trees.
- Cover trees with net to prevent bird damage. Watering regularly prevents ripe fruit splitting.
- Plant easy to grow salad crops for children.
PLANTS
- Plant evergreens and climbers. Also plant perennials now.
- For the butterfly border, plant; Astrantia, Nepeta, Eryngium, Bergenia, Red Valerian, Sedum and
- Sow hardy annuals; Calendula, Love in a Mist, Californian poppies, sunflowers, nasturtiums, cornflowers and flaxes. Can be sown directly into borders. Sunflowers can be individually sown.
- Treat acid loving plants to an ericaceous feed
- For herbaceous border plants, add blood fish and bone fertiliser.
- For woody plants that haven’t bloomed very well, add high potassium sulphate of potash with usual fertiliser. Re pot with John Innes 2 or 3. Add fertiliser like Miracle gro.
- Clay soils with a previous fertiliser are more fertile.
TASK LIST
Add a lawn feed to maintain vigour
Mow with the blades high