JOBS TO DO THIS WEEK

Daffodils are starting to fade as tulips come to the fore. Deadhead daffodils to tidy them up but leave the rest of the foliage to die back naturally. The same method applies to most bulbs - they need to keep photosynthesising after flowering to replenish the bulb for next year.

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It's time to plant early potatoes. Draw soil over the stems as soon as green shoots appear. By covering the stems you are encouraging new tubers to develop from the stems and you are also ensuring that tubers are not exposed to light which would turn them green.