March Gardening Tips
- 21st February 2023
- From now onwards you can start to cut the lawn on dry days, repair the edges with lawn soil and re-seed patches.
- Top dress containers with multipurpose compost ready for planting new season plants.
- Protect young shoots from slugs and snails.
- Plant Onion sets, Garlic, Shallots and Seed Potatoes.
- Clear away any dead leaves around perennials as this stops winter pests from emerging in the Spring.
- Plant new season Roses.
- Plant Cabbage and Broccoli plants.
- Sow Poppies, Lobelia and Cosmos.
- Sow Basil indoors.
- Plant Thyme, Oregano and Mint plants outside now.
- Sow Spinach, Swiss Chard, Beetroot, Parsnips, Lettuce, Peas and Broad Beans.
- Cut back Cornus to produce new shoots for Winter colour.
- Start to plant hanging baskets with Summer colour and keep them frost free once planted.
- Plant soft fruit such as Gooseberries, Raspberries and Strawberries.
- Plant Begonia tubers in pots indoors in preparation for planting outside in May.
- Plant Rhubarb.
- Plant Alpines.
- Divide perennials and move to flowering positions for this year.
- Apply general fertiliser to hedges, borders and allotments.