As winter slowly comes to an end, February is a month when, weather permitting, gardeners can get on with jobs which will give them a head start for spring.
It doesn’t just have to be outdoors. If there’s frost and the ground is too hard to work, there’s plenty to do inside – from sowing seeds to giving houseplants a helping hand.
Here are 10 jobs to get you started.
1. Sow seeds
Some veg seeds can be sown indoors, including lettuces, tomatoes, peppers, chillies and other salad crops, plus kale, peas and leeks. If you’d rather be sowing seeds for flowers, cosmos, salvias and sweet peas are excellent choices.
If the ground is suitable for outdoor…