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Feed, weed and support your plants

Feeding, watering and supporting your fruit and veg is vital this month. Runner beans need well-prepared ground and suitable supports, like bamboo canes, to grow up. Water and feed plants and fruit regularly once they are established. Use our video tips and advice to guide you through planning, planting and sowing, and spotting pests and diseases.

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This month

Jobs to do

Harvest radishes

Harvest radishes for spring salads.
Harden off young plants

Harden off young tender crops such as tomatoes.
Protect brassicas from pigeons

Protect brassicas and young pea plants from pigeons.

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Download: veg planner

Our handy veg planner helps you decide what to do & when for each crop. (66KB Adobe Acrobat pdf)

On the allotment

Succulent strawberries

Succulent strawberries

Discover how succulent new Strawberry Malling Centenary has been voted top in taste trials. It has outstanding flavour and impressive yield.

Top tasting veg

Growing for taste...

Get top tips on how to grow your tastiest crops ever. Garden writer Matt Biggs reveals his proven favorites to get you from plot to plate.

Latest recipes

Making brushetta

Baked pea risotto

Here's a really simple way of making a risotto using home-grown vegetables; see our recipe section for ideas and inspiration.

Fun recipes for kids

Sweet carrot muffins

Tantalise your tastebuds all year round. These fun children's recipes are easy to make and taste fantastic too.

Growing with kids

Sow seeds for flowers and vegetables

Growing ideas and tips

Sow clarkia flowers for summer colour and radishes too for a vegetable with bite. Here's how to get your kids growing with you.

Time to get busy!

Fun activities...

Get involved in art and craft to do in the garden - here's our checklist of all activities to do this month.

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