Plant onions, shallots Garlic can still be planted if not already do so.
Plant Jerusalem artichoke tubers.
Chit early and main crop potatoes. Do this in a cool dry shed or out house.protect from frost.
Plant asparagus crowns.
Sow seed outdoors
: Broad beans, carrots, parsnips, beetroot, onions, lettuces, radish, peas, spinach, summer cabbage, salad leaves, leeks, Swiss chard, kohl rabi, turnip and summer cauliflower. Watch the weather, and sow only if conditions are suitable.
Sow seed indoors of sweet peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, celery, salads and globe artichokes.
Cultivate and prepare seedbeds, covering them with clear polythene or fleece to warm up the soil before sowing.
Protect early outdoor sowings with fleece and polythene.
Feed crops that have been standing all winter.
Put supports in place for peas. Stout posts and chicken wire or plastic netting work well, as do traditional pea sticks.
Start preparing runner bean supports and trenches for sowing (in May) or planting out (in June).
Try to avoid digging in wet weather, but if gardening on wet soil, work from a plank of wood, to avoid treading on the bed and compacting the soil.
