• With it having been such a dry April, chances of lots of rain to come could mean the slugs and snails will appear in their masses. Now is the time to encourage hedgehogs, frogs, toads etc. Remember that slug and snail killer based on metaldehyde is now banned due to the effect on other wildlife. 

  • Time to sow dwarf and climbing French beans and runner beans, keeping a watch for frosts.

  • Onions, shallots and leeks can be planted.

  • Successional showings of salad crops can be made plus carrots and pea...

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