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Garden Jobs for February
February brings lighter mornings and the first signs of spring in the garden. Early bulbs such as daffodils and crocus start to provide a bit of colour teasing us into the garden. Here is a short roundup of this months jobs in the garden to help get it ready for spring.
- Prune winter flowering plants that have finished flowering.
- Cut down deciduous ornamental grasses, before fresh shoots appear.
- Divide large clumps of snowdrops and replant in the green.
- Start planning summer bulbs in pots indoors.
- Sow tender crops like tomatoes and chillies on a warm sunny windowsill or heated propagator
- Clean and sharpen tools (future you will be grateful)
- Chit seed potatoes (let them sprout before planting)
- Put up bird boxes before nesting season starts
