April jobs

On your fruit & veg plot

Time to wake up! Olga Grieves is getting busy as everything is springing to life

Deter birds from pecking out your garlic by scattering twiggy prunings over the soil where the cloves are planted. Carefully place the prunings inbetween cloves, put back any that have been disturbed

Lucy gets started on the most important tasks of the fortnight ahead lain

Make more plants this month by dividing perennials, sowing hardy annuals and planting summer bulbs

Fancy growing something a bit unusual? Then give chickpeas a try. They need a sheltered, sunny site with free-draining soil. Warm the ground with cloches or fleece before sowing. If you have heavy cla