VEGETABLE PATCH : Before the sign change (morning), leaf day — check over your leeks under cover, sown 1 cm deep with seeds 2 cm apart; they appreciate a gentle liquid feed of diluted nettle tea at this stage to boost leafy growth / Corn salad sown in place at 1 cm deep, seeds 2 cm apart, can handle a light frost and will fill gaps in the cold frame nicely / Cabbage seedlings already in trays benefit from thinning to the strongest plant per cell, giving roots room to develop before planting out at 50 cm spacing.
ORCHARD : After the sign change, fruit day — the ascending waxing crescent shifts into fruit-type energy, a fine stretch for sowing tomatoes under cover in module trays, 0.5 cm deep with seeds 3 cm apart, at a steady 20–22 °C; germination takes 8–12 days and an early start means strong transplants come April / Chili pepper and aubergine are worth starting alongside tomatoes: both need warmth, so a heated propagator earns its keep now / Take a walk around your grapevine and raspberry canes — check ties, clear debris from the base, and plan any pruning for the grapevine while it is still fully dormant. In mild Mediterranean gardens, bare-root raspberry planting at 50 cm spacing can begin if the soil has drained well after winter rain.