Check this
It’s easy to get blasé about the weather and leave your precious tender Mediterranean veg seedlings – tomatoes, courgettes, squash and the like – outside all night. But a hard frost can still hit until at least early June. You have a choice: do the seedling shuffle every evening at dusk and put all your plants under cover; or keep an eagle eye on the weather forecast to check for frost warnings. Download the RHS’s iPhone app for location-specific frost warnings.
Dig this
Have you ever eyed up a patch of unloved land and wondered what it would look like covered in productive trees? Check out theurbanorchardproject.org, which is helping people around the UK restore neglected orchards and create new ones in urban areas. This charity can offer all the advice you need to get started.
Plant this
Cherry tomato ‘Sungold’ is so sweet you’ll be eating the fruit like grapes. Height and spread 200cm x 50cm. Order five Postiplugs for £11.99, or buy 10 for £15.98. All orders include free p&p. To order, call 0330 333 6856, quoting ref GU328. Or shop online at theguardian.com/offers/plants. Dispatched in May/June.
