Towards the end of
the month, lawn may be top dressed with sand or finely
riddled compost.
Cultivation of new area to be sown should be begun by
raking and weeding.
Vegetables
Sow early peas, broad beans, cabbage,
leeks. Plant shallots and onion sets. In mild coastal
areas plant early potatoes.
If you have a cold frame, sow stump carrots, lettuce,
half-hardy annuals, and tomatoes for later planting out.
Fruit
Cut down newly planted raspberries to to
15cms (6") from ground. Remove tips of established
autumn fruiting canes. FYM on currant and gooseberry
bushes, and sulphate of potash at 1oz per square yard.
Start a strawberry bed. All kinds of trees can still be
planted.
Flowers
Plant standard, climbing
and rambling roses.
Sow plants for bedding inside a warm frame or house.
Prune clematis jackmanii and other similar
varieties to 10ins. of previous years growth.
Prune summer jasmine by thinning, and cut back side
shoots of winter jasmin as soon as flowers die.
Many house plants, e.g. cineraria, should be repotted if
necessary.
Indoors
Bulbs which have flowered indoors,
daffodil, snowdrop, etc. should be planted outdoors in a
sheltered spot to ripen off before being used for
naturalization
General
Finish applying lime to those areas of
the garden where it is needed.
