March

What to do this Month – March

Vegetables

1. Chit early and maincrop potatoes.
2. Plant asparagus crowns.
3. Sow seed outdoors in mild areas with light soil, eg: broad beans, carrots, parsnips, beetroot, onions, lettuces, radish, peas, spinach, summer cabbage, salad leaves, leeks, Swiss chard, kohl rabi, turnip and summer cauliflower. Be guided by the weather, and sow only if conditions are suitable.
4. Sow seed indoors of sweet peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, celery, salads and globe artichokes.

Fruit

1. Last chance to plant bare-root fruit trees.
2. Look out for potted soft fruit bushes such as currants, gooseberries and raspberries for planting now.
3. Carry out formative pruning of newly planted fruit trees if the weather is dry.
4. Untie canes of blackberries and hybrid berries that have been bundled together for the winter, and train into arches before the buds burst.

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