GARDENING TIPS FOR APRIL

Before you start your new vegetable plot you need to clear it of weeds.

If you are not using the newly-prepared area straight away, cover it with black plastic or cardboard to keep it weed-free.

Remember the weeds are springing into action, so keep the hoe going. A hoe is the best friend a gardener can have. Just slide it back and forth slightly below the surface of the soil and you’ll stop the weed seedlings in their tracks.

Plants you can sow under cover or indoors in the next two weeks: